Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
102-year-old fitness instructor shares her advice to get active
Courtesy of Sean Tran of Elk Ridge Village Senior Living(NEW YORK) -- At 102 years old, Jean Bailey is not slowing down. Bailey, an independent living resident at Elk Ridge Village, a senior living co...
Mar 14, 2023
Study: Sudden unexplained infant death rates show steep rise among Black babies in 2020
Stephanie Nantel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study has found that, amid record low infant mortality rates in 2020, rates of sudden infant death syndrome, known as SIDS, increased for the first tim...
Mar 13, 2023
Here's what the FDA and CDC wrote in a letter to Florida's surgeon general about his COVID vaccine claims
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently sent a letter to Florida's surgeon general debunking his cl...
Mar 13, 2023
The winter COVID wave that wasn't: Why the US didn't see a surge
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When the United States saw COVID-19 cases and deaths rise around this past Christmas and New Year's, many Americans feared the country was in for a third wi...
Mar 13, 2023
Four-year-old has leg amputated after surviving rare infection his parents thought was the flu
Bryson Crenshaw, 4, is photographed with his family in December 2022. -- Courtesy of Crenshaw Family(INDIANAPOLIS) -- An Indiana family is speaking out to raise awareness after their 4-year-son develo...
Mar 13, 2023
FDA approves Pfizer's new nasal spray treatment for migraines
SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer's newest drug on the migraine market, Zavzpret (zavegepant) -- the first and only migraine t...
Mar 10, 2023
Mom who nearly died of COVID-19 while pregnant reflects on third anniversary of pandemic's start
Jamal and Cierra Chubb(NEW YORK) -- When Cierra Chubb looks at her phone, she said she'll often see texts throughout the day from her husband with messages like, "I'm so glad you're here." That's beca...
Mar 10, 2023
FDA says mammogram facilities must notify women if they have dense breast tissue to reduce cancer risk
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a major effort to improve breast cancer prevention, the FDA will now require mammogram facilities to inform women if they have dense breast tissue. About ...
Mar 09, 2023
Transgender health care is now protected in Minnesota
Andy445/Getty Images(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order protecting and supporting access to gender-affirming health care for LGBTQ people in the state on Wednesday. ...
Mar 09, 2023
Parents rent billboard to raise awareness of falling trees after kids’ deaths
Courtesy of Clark family(NEW YORK) -- Crystal and Brian Clark are on a mission to save lives after their children were struck and killed by a falling tree during a family camping trip last year. The C...
Mar 09, 2023