What to know about hantavirus after cruise ship quarantine

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/5 4:37A Scripps News Group

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people remains stranded off Cape Verde after three passengers died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The Dutch vessel was on a polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica when the rare rodent-borne illness struck....

Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/4 5:07A Ava-joye Burnett

The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily...

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/4 4:31A AP via Scripps News Group

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa's Department...

FDA releases initial results from extensive study on infant formula safety

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/29 7:42A Scripps News Group

A little over a year after U.S. regulators unveiled the Operation Stork Speed initiative with a goal of improving baby formula safety and supply, the first round of testing results have now been released. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/28 7:48A AP via Scripps News Group

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds...

FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/24 5:33A AP via Scripps News Group

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval...

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/23 2:31A AP via Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated...

In the US, where people breathe increasingly dirty air, one small city stands out

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/22 8:18A Jen Christensen, CNN

The American Lung Association calls it a grim indication of the deterioration of air quality nationwide: Bangor, Maine, is the last city standing on all three of its cleanest cities lists. Bangor has zero days of unhealthy ozone and short-term...

Amazon expands access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs through new program

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/22 6:25A Scripps News Group

Amazon launched a new program aimed at expanding access to popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. The initiative, through Amazon One Medical, integrates obesity treatment into routine care by combining virtual and in-person visits, prescriptions and...

UK passes bill to ban cigarette sales to those born after 2008

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/22 5:35A AP via Scripps News Group

Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as the British Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain its inevitable,"...

US military will no longer require annual flu vaccine, Hegseth says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/21 8:15A Scripps News Group

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the military is dropping its annual flu vaccine requirement for all service members. In a video posted to social media, Hegseth cited "medical autonomy" and religious freedom as reasons...

Spinach, berries, apples: New report reveals produce with most pesticide residue

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/24 6:52A Sandee LaMotte

Leafy greens such as spinach and perennial kid favorites such as strawberries and grapes held the highest levels of potentially harmful pesticide residues based on government tests, according to the 2026 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce....

Why women are saying goodbye to the treadmill and hello to the barbell

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/21 2:24A AP via Scripps News Group

During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, Bradley found herself to be the only woman in the...

A deadly 'unprecedented' meningitis outbreak in England is raising alarm

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/18 4:43A AP via Scripps News Group

A meningitis outbreak in southeast England has led to the deaths of a university student and a pupil from a nearby school, prompting public health officials to quickly roll out medical interventions. The outbreak in the county of Kent was...

Measles outbreak reported at ICE facility on Texas military base

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/5 6:07A Scripps News Group

The largest immigration detention center in the country is facing renewed scrutiny. According to U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, Camp East Montana, located at Fort Bliss in Texas, is dealing with a measles outbreak. The facility currently has 14...