Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Woman shares yearslong experience with PCOS to spotlight the impact on South Asian women
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A woman is sharing her experience with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, to put a spotlight on a community at greater risk of the condition: women of South Asian d...
May 24, 2023
Social media could have a 'profound risk' on kids and teens, US surgeon general warns
Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty ImagesNEW YORK -- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory Tuesday that excessive social media use can be a “profound risk” to the mental health of...
May 23, 2023
US surgeon general issues major advisory on social media use and teens' mental health
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns of an urgent public health issue regarding social media usage and youth mental health. In the new advisory, re...
May 23, 2023
Girl, 12, saves twin brother's life after he chokes in school cafeteria
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A 12-year-old Massachusetts girl is being credited with helping save her twin brother's life. Amelia Loverme was eating lunch with her twin brother Charlie and their classmates i...
May 22, 2023
Contaminated eye drops linked to more deaths as 14 people report vision loss
Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they've lost their vision. The number of death...
May 19, 2023
Mom fights for teen daughter battling same disease as Celine Dion
Lindsey Sutherland(NEW YORK) -- An Illinois mom is opening up about how she advocated for her teenage daughter to get the correct diagnosis and treatment she needed after she started experiencing life...
May 19, 2023
With the high cost of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic and Mounjaro, some users turn to compounding pharmacies
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reaso...
May 18, 2023
Two doses of mpox vaccine were 86% effective against infection: CDC
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The mpox vaccination campaign after an outbreak swept the United States las...
May 18, 2023
FDA advisers vote in favor of RSV vaccine for pregnant people
Maskot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of drugmaker Pfizer's application for a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people Thursday, tw...
May 18, 2023
What age is right for kids to get smartphones? Parents debate after expert says to wait until high school
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An ongoing parenting debate about when it's appropriate to give a child a smartphone has been reignited, ironically, on social media. Adam Grant, an organization...
May 18, 2023