Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Does the TikTok trend of face taping to stop wrinkles work? A doctor weighs in
@lila50isthenewfword/TikTok(NEW YORK) -- Simply search the hashtag #facetaping on social media and you'll get tens of thousands of posts about this beauty trend that promises to help prevent wrinkles ...
Mar 24, 2023
Suicide can be contagious for teens, research shows. Here’s how parents can help
xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rates of mental health emergencies are increasing among teenagers around the world, according to a new study from the University of Calgary. It found an increase in pe...
Mar 24, 2023
COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across US, major analysis finds
Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Death rates from COVID-19 varied dramatically across the United States, a major new analysis finds. The report, published Thursday in medical journal T...
Mar 23, 2023
Rare conjoined twin returns home after successful separation surgery
Finley Family Photo(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- One Texas family is celebrating an extra special homecoming this week. Five-month-old baby JamieLynn Finley was discharged from the Cook Children's Medical Ce...
Mar 23, 2023
Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is on the rise in children, but it's not necessarily bad news
ART4STOCK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A growing number of children in the United States are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder according to a report released Thursday by ...
Mar 23, 2023
College student who suffered brain hemorrhage in Mexico able to squeeze her mom's hand
Courtesy of Laura McKeithan(NEW YORK) -- An American college student is making a slow recovery after suddenly suffering a brain hemorrhage while on a spring break trip in Mexico, according to her fami...
Mar 23, 2023
Intimate AI chatbot connections raise questions over tech's therapeutic role
Scott shows off 'Sarina' the AI avatar he created in the app Replika. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As artificial intelligence gains more capabilities the public has flocked to apps like ChatGPT to produce...
Mar 23, 2023
Invasive group A strep on the rise in parts of the US: What to know
urbazon/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cases of invasive group A strep infections, which can cause severe illness and be deadly, remain elevated in some parts of the country, officials warned Wednesday. In...
Mar 23, 2023
Biden administration plans overhaul of US organ transplant system
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Health Resources and Services Administration announced plans to overhaul the U.S. organ transplant system, after congressional scrutiny of the curren...
Mar 22, 2023
Idaho hospital says it is ending labor and delivery services amid 'political climate'
Google Maps Street View(SANDPOINT, Idaho) -- An Idaho hospital said it will no longer be providing obstetrical care due in part to the state's "legal and political climate." In a news release, Bo...
Mar 22, 2023