https://strongsville.bubblelife.com/community/cleveland_newsThe latest news and information from Cleveland.https://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD9FA/FDA_expands_Mounjaro_approval_for_heart_attack_and_stroke_prevention.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) The Food and Drug Administration is expanding the use of the diabetes drug Mounjaro to help prevent heart attacks and strokes in high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes. The new approval applies to the drug produced by Eli Lilly. RELATED STORY |...Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:46:44 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD6AQ/Presidential_fitness_test_returns_to_some_schools_after_President_Donald_Trump_signs_executive_order.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) Students at Central Elementary School in Okeechobee, Florida, are participating in the revived Presidential Physical Fitness Test after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reestablish it in schools. The origins of the Presidential...Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:47:46 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD6AR/RFK_Jr_Pennsylvania_officials_clash_over_measles-related_deaths.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) The recent announcement of Pennsylvanias first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities. Independent experts say the...Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:10:06 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD4FF/North_Carolina_teen_critically_ill_after_contracting_infection_from_brain-eating_amoeba.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) A teen in central North Carolina is critically ill after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba found in bodies of warm freshwater, according to state health officials. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said on Aug. 27 that...Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:21:22 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD4FH/Study_links_lower_early-life_sugar_intake_to_reduced_cancer_risk.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) Less sugar early in life could lead to better health decades later. A new study published in the journal PNAS found that adults who consumed less sugar during their first 1,000 days of life had lower risks of several cancers, including liver, breast...Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:54:19 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD128/Excess_belly_fat_could_reveal_more_about_the_lifespan_of_older_adults_than_BMI.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) A new study is suggesting that BMI may not be the correct measure of health for some seniors. The study, which was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, found that a larger waist circumference correlates with a higher risk of...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:35:52 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD12A/Law_meant_to_protect_from_surprise_medical_bills_may_drive_up_insurance_costs.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) A law aimed at making healthcare more affordable may actually be driving up premiums, according to a new Georgetown University study. Researchers found that the No Surprises Act, a law addressing the issue of surprise medicalbillingsituations for...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:27:46 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD12C/FDA_approves_first-of-its-kind_treatment_for_most_common_form_of_pancreatic_cancer.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rasonque on Wednesday, a first-of-its-kind treatment for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer months ahead of its scheduled review deadline. Rasonque is a once-daily...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:38:20 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD12D/California_couple_confronts_their_surrogate_in_Texas_court_as_dispute_over_newborn_escalates.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child's condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:58:26 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YD12F/Researchers_warn_type_2_diabetes_is_rising_rapidly_among_children_and_teens.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) New research to be presented next month at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Italy found that youth type 2 diabetes cases in Colorado increased nearly 10-fold between 2002 and 2023. Researchers said the Colorado findings...Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:16:04 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YCYKR/1_in_4_former_NFL_players_who_died_from_2016_to_2021_had_CTE_study_estimates.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) At least 1 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study released on Tuesday in the journal BMJ. The study is one of the most informative estimates to date of...Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:27:03 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YCYKT/Pennsylvania_reports_first_measles_deaths_in_35_years.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that two people recently died from measles, marking the states first deaths from the virus in 35 years. The deaths involved unvaccinated Lancaster County residents, the department said. Officials did not...Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:40:35 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YCTRO/HHS_launches_first_national_alert_initiative_for_missing_autistic_individuals.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) The Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of the first National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert initiative. The effort, led in partnership with the Department of Justice and the Federal Emergency Management Agency,...Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:34:00 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YCRWK/Older_adults_who_wait_longer_between_meals_may_face_higher_chronic_disease_risk.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) A study of older adults indicated it might not be a good idea to wait too long to eat. In the study by the Karolinska Institutet , published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, those who had longer periods between meals accumulated chronic diseases...Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:23:13 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YCRWM/Researchers_test_GLP-1_medications_as_possible_treatment_for_opioid_addiction.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs have long been used to treat diabetes and, more recently, obesity. Now, researchers are studying whether the medications could also help prevent opioid addiction relapse. Researchers at Vanderbilt University are launching...Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:03:30 Zhttps://strongsville.bubblelife.com/v/35143840/YCNG5/Trump_expected_to_choose_White_House_adviser_Heidi_Overton_for_FDA.html(News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters)) The White House appears ready to announce its pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Heidi Overton is expected to be President Donald Trumps nominee to lead the agency, according to a source close to the situation. The decision comes...Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:54:40 Z