Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Tennessee woman gets emergency hysterectomy after doctors deny early abortion care
Courtesy Mayron Hollis(NEW YORK) -- Mayron Hollis said she had just started taking contraceptives when she found out she was pregnant again a few months after giving birth in February 2022. Despite th...
May 31, 2023
While COVID and RSV rates were decreasing this spring, a lesser-known virus was on the rise
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While cases of COVID-19 and RSV were decreasing across the United States this spring, infections linked to another lesser-known respiratory virus were increasing. ...
May 31, 2023
More than 40% of restaurant foodborne illness outbreaks caused by sick workers: CDC
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Sick workers were behind a plurality of foodborne illness outbreaks and caterers in the U.S., new federal data shows. In a report published ...
May 30, 2023
What is fungal meningitis after two Americans die from the infection contracted in Mexico
CDC(NEW YORK) -- At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. The infected pa...
May 30, 2023
New study shows benefits of afternoon exercise for Type 2 diabetes
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For people with Type 2 diabetes, could the time of day when you exercise have an impact on your blood sugar averages? A new study seems to suggest so. After stud...
May 29, 2023
Mom says infant got 'margarita burn' from eating celery outside: What to know as summer approaches
Courtesy Reanna Bendzak(NEW YORK) -- A mom in Canada is sharing a warning about eating and drinking outdoors as summer approaches. Reanna Bendzak said she, her husband and their two children were at a...
May 26, 2023
Map: How abortion access has shifted in 11 months since Roe v. Wade was overturned
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The landscape of abortion rights has shifted dramatically in the 11 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections for abortion rights. Th...
May 26, 2023
Artificial intelligence used in medical procedure to help paralyzed man walk
Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A man left paralyzed by a motorcycle crash over a decade ago is walking again after a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence. Gert-Jan Oskam, 4...
May 25, 2023
Salmonella outbreak linked to raw cookie dough sickens 18 across six states
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections across six states -- Califor...
May 24, 2023
South Carolina six-week abortion ban signed into law, providers file lawsuit
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a six-week abortion ban into law Thursday, with it going into effect immediately. The new ban proh...
May 24, 2023