Health officials say Kansas City is dealing with largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/28 7:45A Scripps News Kansas City

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is now the "largest documented outbreak in U.S. history," health officials in Kansas said on Monday. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) said it should be noted that the...

Dave Coulier's wife Melissa says his joy and humor help guide his cancer battle

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/23 7:35A Scripps News Detroit

Dave Coulier, who became a household name starring in the 90s sitcom "Full House," is currently in the fight of his life. He announced back in November that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The woman by his side, his wife...

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/23 5:36A AP via Scripps News

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James...

People with ADHD have a shorter life expectancy, study says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/23 5:31A Taylor O'Bier

A new study out of the U.K. found that people diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have a lower life expectancy. The study, published Thursday in the British Journal of Psychiatry , also found adults with ADHD on...

FDA approves sales and marketing for Zyn nicotine pouches

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/17 6:24A Scripps News Staff

Marketing for the popular nicotine pouch product, Zyn, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help smokers quit cigarettes and other tobacco products. The flavored nicotine products are small synthetic fiber pouches designed...

Xavier Becerra reflects on tenure as HHS secretary: 'We're leaving this country healthier and...

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/17 4:39A Jacob Gardenswartz

Xavier Becerra, the outgoing Health and Human Services secretary, says the country is "healthier and stronger" than when he took office in 2021, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with Scripps News White House reporter and...

Ozempic, Wegovy and other new drugs are selected for Medicare's price negotiations

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/17 2:30A AP via Scripps News

Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, the Biden administration said Friday. The price negotiations for...

Britain's Princess Kate reveals her cancer is in remission

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/14 4:54A Scripps News Staff

Britain's Princess Kate announced on Tuesday that her cancer is in remission. The princess of Wales made the announcement after visiting The Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where she received treatment. "As anyone who has experienced a cancer...

Lead and known carcinogen found in leading protein powders, report says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/10 7:07A Scripps News Staff

A new report from the Clean Label Project says some popular protein powders may actually be poisonous. The report found disturbing levels of lead and cadmium in over-the-counter protein powders, with the highest amounts of the heavy metals being...

How to join a new gym...without the sneaky contracts

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/6 12:14A John Matarese

For Arianna Dziadkowiec, the money spent on a gym membership is money well spent. "It's a nice place to start my morning, she said, and just get my mind into coming to the gym and going back to work." You may be looking to join a new gym to work...

Ranking the best diets for 2025

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 1/3 6:09A Justin Boggs

U.S. News and World Report released its ranking of 38 popular diets on Friday, with the Mediterranean Diet coming in ranked as the No. 1 overall diet for 2024 for another year. It's the eighth consecutive year the Mediterranean Diet tops the...

The FDA proposes asbestos-testing requirement for talc-based cosmetics

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/27 1:55A Justin Boggs

The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal on Thursday to require cosmetics makers who use talc to test their products for asbestos. The FDA said that if finalized, the rule would "help protect consumers who use talc-containing cosmetic...

Doctors help local woman find some relief with chronic pain

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/27 1:52A Tiffany Tarpley

People with chronic pain are often living in silence, and at times, medical professionals might dismiss their concerns. The problem is we dont have a great test for pain, said Division Director of...

What an infectious disease doctor has to say about the bird flu

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/19 8:12A Taylor O'Bier

After California declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in relation to the bird flu and Louisiana health officials announced the first severe case of a bird flu infection in a human in the U.S., concerns over the potential impact of this...

DOJ accuses CVS of knowingly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/19 4:56A Scripps News Staff

CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the U.S., has been accused by the Justice Department of knowingly filling faulty opioid prescriptions. In a new civil lawsuit, the DOJ claims the pharmacy company unlawfully gave patients "dangerous and...