Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
What does the science say about abortion pill 'reversal' treatment after ban is halted in Colorado?
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Earlier this week, a federal judge in Colorado temporarily exempted a Catholic healthcare clinic from having to follow the state's recent ban on abortion pil...
Apr 20, 2023
More than one-third of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution: Report
Alexandros Maragos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than one-third of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an annual report published by the American Lung Associ...
Apr 19, 2023
Swim instructor mom warns parents not to buy blue swimsuits for kids
Courtesy of Nikki Scarnati(NEW YORK) -- With summer and swim season just months away, one mom is warning other parents not to buy blue swimsuits for their kids. Nikki Scarnati, a mom of two and swim i...
Apr 19, 2023
FDA simplifies COVID vaccine schedules, withdraws authorization for older COVID-19 vaccines targeting virus' original strain
Morsa Images/Getty Images(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second omicron-targeted bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine for people over 65 or who are immunocompromised...
Apr 18, 2023
New report from Senate Republicans doubles down on COVID lab leak theory
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new report from Senate Republicans doubles down on the theory that COVID-19 emerged from an accidental lab leak in Wuhan -- and possibly, even more ...
Apr 18, 2023
YouTube updates guidelines for eating disorder-related content
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- YouTube , the largest video-sharing platform, announced Tuesday a new policy framework for eating disorder-related content, in the company’s latest effort ...
Apr 18, 2023
'Something's got to change': Experts sound alarm on dangers of US maternity care shortage
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Early on in her pregnancy, Tori Wapsheli made plans to deliver her second child in the same hospital where she had her first — Astria Toppenish Hospital on the Y...
Apr 17, 2023
Everything to know about the rare fungal infection linked to 1 death, dozens of infections in Michigan
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(MICHIGAN) -- Nearly 100 probable cases of a rare fungal infection, including one fatal, have been linked to a Michigan paper mill. Public Health Delta &...
Apr 15, 2023
Expert hydration tips for warmer weather this spring and summer
Guido Mieth/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Spring has sprung and summer is around the corner which means long strolls and rolling strides outside to enjoy the warm weather months. But with heat waves alrea...
Apr 14, 2023
Woman shares what she learned after surviving near-fatal stroke shortly after giving birth
Courtesy Shannel Perman(NEW YORK) -- Five years ago, Shannel Perman nearly became a statistic in the growing Black maternal health crisis in the United States. In the last week of her pregnancy with h...
Apr 14, 2023