Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Nearly one in four Flint residents may have PTSD after water crisis, study finds
Sarah Rice/Getty Images, FILE(FLINT, Mich.) -- Five years after a water crisis rocked Flint, Michigan, a significant number of residents are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression...
Sep 20, 2022
Experts say elimination of monkeypox possible but containment still a challenge
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There are early signs that new monkeypox cases are slowing down in the U.S. Experts are optimistic that the virus can be completely eliminated from the ...
Sep 20, 2022
CDC: 4 in 5 US pregnancy-related deaths are preventable
Cavan Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...
Sep 19, 2022
Families reflect on the pandemic’s long-term impact on students’ learning
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- It's the first day of fourth grade for Yara Valerio. As her mother, Emma Mercado, packs her lunch in the kitchen, Yara is finishing up her remaining summer school homework in the...
Sep 19, 2022
On National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, doctors raise the alarm on physician deaths
Coolpicture/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Even as healthcare professionals battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 300 Americans dying each day on average from the virus, doctors n...
Sep 17, 2022
Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says
Cheyenne Haslett/ABC NewsTo optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting the newly-updated COVID-19 boo...
Sep 16, 2022
New mom diagnosed with temporary facial paralysis aims to spread awareness
ABC (NEW YORK) -- Of all the planning that comes with being a new mom, one woman hadn’t planned for a surprise diagnosis of a neurological condition – just weeks before her due date. Now, ...
Sep 16, 2022
National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall
Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection r...
Sep 16, 2022
Fear, confusion, anxiety, stress: Tennessee doctors describe care under abortion ban
The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Weeks after a trigger ban criminalizing providing abortions went into effect in Tennessee, doctors told ABC News the ban created fear, confusion...
Sep 16, 2022
New bills seek to ban sale of diet pills to children. Here's what parents need to know
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Lawmakers are seeking to limit the sale of diet pills and weight loss supplements to children with the introduction of new bills in California and New York. The bills in Californ...
Sep 15, 2022