Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Study: 3 in 10 uninsured Americans with diabetes may ration insulin
Caíque de Abreu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 30% of Americans living with diabetes who are uninsured may ration their insulin to save money, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard...
Oct 19, 2022
Black, Hispanic adults more likely to be hospitalized with flu than white adults
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be hospitalized with the flu in the United States, new federal data shows. A new report published by the Centers...
Oct 19, 2022
Two-year-old goes home for first time from hospital, reunites with six siblings
Priscilla and Emanuele Bruno(NEW YORK) -- An Illinois toddler is home for the first time and has reunited with his six siblings, after spending most of his young life in the hospital. Francesco, now 2...
Oct 19, 2022
UN report finds declines in women's and children's health
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A United Nations report published Tuesday showed women's and children's health have backslid due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict ...
Oct 18, 2022
Cancer vaccine may be ready by 2030, say founders of COVID vaccine makers BioNTech
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The world could be only a few years away from a cancer vaccine, according to the couple behind the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine. "We feel that a cure...
Oct 18, 2022
Monkeypox cases in US fall, hit lowest level since June: CDC
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Monkeypox cases are continuing to decline in the United States as the outbreak keeps showing signs of receding. As of Oct. 12, the U.S. recorded a seven...
Oct 18, 2022
Mom celebrates 1-year-old with limb difference in emotional video
Courtesy Nicole Edwards(NEW YORK) -- A Pennsylvania mom is raising awareness and celebrating limb differences one year after her daughter, who also has a limb difference, was born. Nicole Edwards post...
Oct 18, 2022
Cigna received millions of Medicare dollars based on invalid diagnoses, lawsuit claims
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(NEW YORK) -- Health care giant Cigna improperly obtained tens of millions of dollars in Medicare funding by making certain Medicare Part C recipients seem sicker than th...
Oct 17, 2022
Woman saved by 'cord blood' transplant: How it’s helping more bone marrow transplant recipients
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In the blink of an eye, Kirsten Riemer said her life changed one day in the doctor's office. "I was working full time and mother to a 3-year-old child, and I found myself getting...
Oct 17, 2022
Over-the-counter hearing aids available in US for first time
© Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the first time, hearing aids are available for purchase over the counter at retailers across the United States. Starting Monday, under a historic ...
Oct 17, 2022