California lawmakers block effort to ban skin care products for young children

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/17 8:41A Scripps News Staff

A California Assembly committee voted against advancing a bill that would have banned the sale of anti-aging skin products including retinols, glycolic acid, and ascorbic acid to children under the age of 13. The bill was in response to the...

New vaccine prequalified by World Health Organization for mosquito-spread dengue virus

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/15 9:12A Douglas Jones

The World Health Organization said officials have prequalified a new vaccine for dengue, a virus spread by mosquitoes largely in countries with tropical climates. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that while dengue...

Vasectomies among men under 30 rise after Roe reversal, study says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/15 8:10A Justin Boggs

A University of Utah Health study wanted to examine what impact, if any, the decision to reverse Roe v. Wade had on people getting permanent forms of birth control. What the study found was that men under age 30 were far more likely to undergo a...

Just how dirty is your reusable water bottle?

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/14 12:15P Scripps News Indianapolis

Many people have reusable water bottles because its cheaper and better for the environment than buying single-use plastic bottles not to mention the viral fixation behind water bottles like the...

Healthy lifestyle could offset 'bad genes' and extend your life, analysis says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/14 10:31A Taylor O'Bier

A recent analysis suggests maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help offset any life-shortening genes you might have inherited by more than 60%. The research, published in the BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Journal , also suggested an unhealthy...

First pig kidney recipient dies nearly 2 months after transplant

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/12 10:52A Scripps News Staff

Rick Slayman, the world's first living recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died nearly two months after the procedure. Last month, following a four-hour surgery on March 16, Massachusetts General Hospital discharged...

New bill seeks to ban deadly water beads toys

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/10 7:23A Elina Tarkazikis

Lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban water beads in an effort to keep children safe. The legislation called Esthers Law is named after 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard, who died after swallowing a stray water bead that an older sibling had...

States with abortion bans losing medical school applicants, report finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/10 3:03A Justin Boggs

The Association of American Medical Colleges released new data this week indicating states with abortion restrictions have fewer new graduates apply for medical school. In the 14 states where abortion is practically illegal, applicants to...

'You become a prisoner of your own body': NEO woman advocates for research after father loses battle...

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/10 12:27A Mike Holden

News 5 continues to focus on your health and overall well-being. We're highlighting a debilitating disease that's impacting people of all ages. ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known to many as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a degenerative...

Warnings issued on morel mushroom consumption as foraging season arrives

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/9 11:21A Douglas Jones

State authorities have issued a warning to foragers and newbies out hunting for morel mushrooms as the fungi come into season. While the fungi are generally safe to consume, experts warn they have to...

Number of children losing a parent to drug overdoses surges, study finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/9 8:55A Justin Boggs

A report funded by the National Institutes of Health revealed that over 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent due to a drug overdose from 2011 through 2021. The data published this week in JAMA Psychiatry shows that the rate of children who had a...

Lawmakers introduce bill to limit heavy metals in baby food

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/9 8:39A Chloe Nordquist

Lawmakers introduced a new bill Thursday to limit the use of heavy metals in baby foods. The bill, which is called The Baby Food Safety Act of 2024," was introduced by U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tammy Duckworth. Heavy metals include lead,...

Eating highly processed foods can cause early death, study finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/9 7:07A Elina Tarkazikis

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods can lead to early death, according to a new study. This refers to products like ready-to-eat meat, frozen meals, prepackaged soups, sugary drinks and highly processed breakfast foods. The study,...

Research app uses artificial intelligence to detect, manage endometriosis

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/3 10:25A Chloe Nordquist

A new research app is using artificial intelligence to help women with endometriosis. Patients can track their day-to-day experiences of disease and based on this data, we can first of all tell people who don't have an official diagnosis whether...

Long Island woman arrested after selling tainted weight loss drugs on TikTok

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/3 9:45A Scripps News Staff

A would-be social media influencer from Long Island has been arrested for allegedly peddling tainted and misbranded weight loss drugs on TikTok that left at least one person with a serious infection....