Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline sees 45% increase in contacts, but funding concerns remain
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched on July 16, call centers have seen a 45% increase in contacts -- primarily in people texting or sending mess...
Sep 30, 2022
Why young athletes may be more at risk for sudden cardiac arrest
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When 16-year-old Haley Meche stepped out onto the flag football field, she didn't know it would nearly kill her. "My brain hurt so bad," Meche told ABC News' Good Morning America...
Sep 30, 2022
What the new FDA 'healthy' definition means for food labeling, consumers
d3sign/Getty Images(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- Foods that claim to be "healthy" on their packaging will soon be subject to a new set of labeling guidelines, part of an effort by the U.S. Food and Drug Adm...
Sep 30, 2022
Surge of respiratory illnesses in children straining some hospitals' capacity
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The surge in children's respiratory illnesses, including rhinovirus and enterovirus, is pushing pediatric emergency departments and health systems toward capacit...
Sep 30, 2022
Number of US suicides rose 4% in 2021, CDC report finds
(ATLANTA) -- The number of suicides increased in the United States in 2021 after two consecutive years of declines, new federal data finds. In 2021, there were 47,646 suicides, according to provisiona...
Sep 30, 2022
Thousands of people evacuated from Florida nursing homes, hospitals
GrabillCreative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of nursing home residents and hospital patients across Florida have been evacuated in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian as the storm heads north. As of...
Sep 30, 2022
Hundreds of hospitals on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts at risk of flooding as Ian hits Florida
pablohart/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hundreds of hospitals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts are at risk of flooding from hurricanes a new study finds, as Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida Wednes...
Sep 29, 2022
Hidden Epidemic: Schools, parents, police scramble as US fentanyl crisis worsens
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Twenty-year-old Charlie told ABC News' Nightline that he's lucky to be alive after he nearly became one of the thousands of people across the country who lost their lives to fent...
Sep 29, 2022
New study confirms that COVID-19 vaccines can temporarily affect menstruation
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, some women reported changes in the timing and length of their menstrual cycles after getting vaccinate...
Sep 28, 2022
New guidance released on diagnosing, treating long COVID symptoms
Carol Yepes/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Citing concerns about the lingering and sometimes debilitating long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the body -- and observed inequities amongst minority patie...
Sep 28, 2022