Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
STIs, including syphilis, rose during second year of pandemic, CDC data shows
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States shows "no signs of slowing," new federal data shows. A total of 2.53 million cases ...
Apr 11, 2023
Four lawmakers share their mental health struggles: It's 'a form of public service'
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman entering treatment for severe depression, four Democratic colleagues in Congress exclusively sat down with ABC News to share the...
Apr 11, 2023
Survey estimates 1 in 5 adults say they've been threatened with a gun at some point
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- About one in five adults say they’ve been threatened with a gun at some point in their life, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Th...
Apr 11, 2023
How Texas ruling banning mifepristone could impact abortion care
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Last week's decision from a federal judge in Texas has thrown access to a common abortion pill into limbo. In the ruling, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern...
Apr 10, 2023
Check your fridge for these salad kits and lettuce recalled due to listeria concerns
Food and Drug Administration(NEW YORK) -- Two lettuce and salad kit producers have recalled products due to potential contamination of listeria monocytogenes. Revolution Farms expanded upon an earlier...
Apr 10, 2023
Federal judge bans abortion pill: What the ruling means for women across the country
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Well before a federal judge in Texas issued his ruling on the abortion drug mifepristone, abortion providers across the country said they had been preparing for what...
Apr 10, 2023
Judge reverses FDA approval of abortion drug after 23 years
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images(AMARILLO, Texas) -- A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled to suspend the abortion drug mifepristone, which was approved by regulators 23 years ago and has now b...
Apr 07, 2023
CDC warns doctors to be on the lookout for rare Marburg virus
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday for clinicians and public health departments in the United Sta...
Apr 07, 2023
Why allergy seasons are longer, more severe and how you can be ready
Science Photo Library via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As temperatures begin to warm up, announcing the arrival of spring, it also means the arrival of allergy season for millions of Americans. Health de...
Apr 07, 2023
Young doctor who discovered her own cancer encourages others to get screened
Courtesy of Lauren Juyia(BROOKSVILLE, Fla.) -- A young Florida doctor who discovered her own cancer last year is opening up about her personal health journey in the hopes of raising awareness and enco...
Apr 06, 2023