CDC issues new COVID vaccine recommendations for older Americans

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/24 2:33A Justin Boggs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Directory Mandy Coehn endorsed two recommendations made by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices involving COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccinations. New COVID-19 vaccine recommendations...

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/22 9:14A AP via Scripps News

Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. Women did so by traveling out of...

How to have an autism-friendly Halloween

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/21 11:26A Scripps News Indianapolis

No one should have to perform any tricks to get a treat this Halloween. Thats what advocates for children with autism want you to know as the holiday approaches. In just a few weeks, crowds of children will line the streets, carrying buckets of...

Why the CDC said this type of respiratory infection in young children is unusual

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/21 7:13A Taylor O'Bier

The number of respiratory infections known as walking pneumonia is surging across the country, concerningly among young children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a recent update . Pneumonia or acute bronchitis caused by...

Over 150 schools may be affected by massive poultry and beef recall over listeria concerns

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/21 4:12A Elina Tarkazikis

The United States Department of Agriculture has listed over 150 schools that may be impacted by a massive poultry and beef recall over listeria concerns. The list includes schools in several states, such as Florida, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and...

Biden administration wants private insurance to cover over-the-counter birth control products

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/21 2:42A Scripps News Staff

The Biden administration wants private insurers to pay for over-the-counter birth control products for women of reproductive age. A proposed rule under the Affordable Care Act would give women with private insurance free access to products such...

Doing this can help survivors bounce back after breast cancer

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/11 3:36A Tiffany Tarpley

Screening and treatment for breast cancer have come a long way but researchers are taking the next steps to make sure all patients are cared for in a way thats best for them. Latino or in Black women...

FDA approves first at-home COVID and flu combination test

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/9 10:32A Taylor O'Bier

The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has authorized the first over-the-counter flu and COVID-19 combination test for the public to have access to outside of emergency use. The new combo test called the Healgen Rapid Check...

CDC to begin screening some travelers for Marburg virus disease

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/7 11:26A Scripps News Staff

Starting next week, people who have traveled to Rwanda within the last 21 days will be subject to public health screenings in the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services said the screenings are part of a government-wide approach to...

American scientists awarded a Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/7 11:09A AP via Scripps News

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on-and-off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it. If...

US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 10/3 1:26A AP via Scripps News

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Wednesday. The share of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 3.3%, up from...

E-bike injuries increased by 293% in a 3-year period, study finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 9/25 10:57A Alex Arger

E-bike injuries surged 293% over three years, while injuries stemming from powered scooters rose 88%, according to a new study. Aiming to identify the "national burden" of injuries associated with these devices, researchers at Columbia University...

Severe obesity is on the rise in the US, new research shows

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 9/25 10:08A AP via Scripps News

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity especially women has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research . The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023...

'First-of-its-kind' double lung transplant saves the life of cancer patient at Northwestern

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 9/25 6:49A Taylor O'Bier

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago successfully performed a first-of-its-kind double-lung transplant on a cancer patient, giving her a chance at survival when she was told she had limited...

1 in 3 retired professional football players believe they have CTE, study finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 9/24 10:30A Chloe Nordquist

A study from Harvard University shows one in three former NFL players believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE. Its used to describe a progressive, neurological neurodegenerative condition that's associated, as the...