Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Prostate cancer screening guidelines may fail to address racial disparity: Study
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Relaxed PSA screening guidelines may be leading to more late-stage cancer diagnoses, and the current recommendations updated to address this concern might prefer...
Nov 10, 2022
Paxlovid rebound more common than initially thought, doctors say
Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Six months ago, Dr. Joseph Boselli said he was prescribing the antiviral drug Paxlovid to nearly everyone who turned up a...
Nov 10, 2022
CDC investigates multistate listeria outbreak in deli meat, cheese
LauriPatterson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investigation into a listeria outbreak that has been reported in six different states and has infec...
Nov 10, 2022
'80s pop star Taylor Dayne shares battle with colon cancer: 'Be your own warrior'
Phillip Faraone/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Taylor Dayne is known on stage for her '80s top-hits like "Tell It to My Heart," "Prove Your Love" and "Love Will Lead You Back," but now she is stepping back...
Nov 09, 2022
'Battleground' director details documentary's extraordinary access within anti-abortion movement
Robert Nickelsberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen began the process of making the new documentary film “Battleground” with a genuine curiosity about the anti-abortio...
Nov 08, 2022
US research station in Antarctica pauses travel after COVID outbreak infects 98
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A COVID-19 outbreak has hit a U.S. station in Antarctica, despite being in one of the most remote areas of the world. According to the National Science Foundation, wh...
Nov 08, 2022
Pediatric hospital beds filled at highest rate in two years, data shows
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, pediatric bed occupancy is the highest it’s been in two years, with 78% of the estimated 40,000 beds filled with patients...
Nov 08, 2022
Michigan health system restricts visitors under 5 due to spike in RSV, flu cases
Elaine Cromie/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Michigan hospital system has limited the number of young visitors as cases of respiratory viruses continue to spike throughout the state and the country. Unde...
Nov 07, 2022
Amy Schumer reveals son was hospitalized with RSV
Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid a nationwide surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, comedian and actress Amy Schumer revealed that her 3-year-old son was hospitalized...
Nov 07, 2022
What to know about mouth taping, the viral wellness trend that has people taping their mouths shut at night
Lauryn Bosstick/TikTok(NEW YORK) -- For the past three months, Lauryn Bosstick, a Texas-based mom of two, has added a new step to her nightly routine: taping her mouth shut. Bosstick, an entrepreneur ...
Nov 07, 2022