Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Angelina Jolie urges women to 'go for mammograms and blood tests'
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her late mother this week, 15 years after her death from cancer, and encouraged other women to "go for mammograms and blood te...
May 09, 2023
What do the changes in COVID data sharing mean for the US?
Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- As the U.S. moves into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the public health emergency ending May 11, it also signals the end of some COVID ...
May 07, 2023
Doctor who had anaphylaxis during flight calls for FAA, Southwest changes
Lindsey Ulin(NEW YORK) -- Following a mid-air scare, a doctor is calling for the Federal Aviation Administration to make policy changes and for Southwest Airlines to stock lifesaving epinephrine auto-...
May 05, 2023
CDC won't track COVID transmission levels anymore in major shift
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is changing the way it does surveillance of COVID-19 in the United States as the emerg...
May 05, 2023
WHO downgrades COVID-19, says it's no longer public health emergency
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization on Friday said it was downgrading COVID-19 and no longer characterizing it as a global health emergency. The U.N. health agency ...
May 05, 2023
Christina Applegate shares how MS has affected her life: 'It’s never a good day'
Phillip Faraone/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Christina Applegate is opening up about how multiple sclerosis has taken a toll on her life. The actress, who is known for her roles in Dead To Me, The Sweete...
May 05, 2023
Public health leaders warn dwindling COVID data risks less preparation for 'the next outbreak'
TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While COVID-19 ebbs -- and many of the pandemic-era policies on surveillance data and funding wind down with it -- the nation's public health leaders wa...
May 04, 2023
FDA considers whether a birth control pill could be sold over the counter
Courtesy of Angela Maske(WASHINGTON) -- Angela Maske was a college freshman in Washington, D.C., when she first had trouble getting a prescription for birth control pills. Her Catholic-affiliated univ...
May 04, 2023
COVID vaccine effectiveness against omicron fell to 20% after six months but protection against severe disease still strong: Study
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against omicron infection fell to less than 20% after six months, according to a new analysis published Wednesday. Res...
May 04, 2023
Maria Menounos diagnosis puts spotlight on pancreatic cancer
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- TV personality Maria Menounos is opening up about a recent health scare, revealing details of a private battle with pancreatic cancer. Menounos, 44, told Peop...
May 04, 2023