Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio

About 300,000 kids under 5 have gotten at least 1 dose of COVID vaccine so far
Narisara Nami/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- By the end of Thursday, roughly 300,000 children under the age of 5 years old will have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a senior Biden adminis...
Sasha Pezenik, ABC News Jul 07, 2022

Michigan governor calls on Biden admin to ensure Americans can cross US-Canada border with abortion pills
Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(LANSING, Mich.) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday called on the Biden administration to "pull out all the stops" to ensure Americans are lega...
Anne Flaherty, ABC News Jul 07, 2022

Nurse who received 1st COVID-19 vaccine in the US awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pool via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Following months of hardships and devastating losses in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in New York, became a sy...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Jul 07, 2022

Monkeypox patient shares diagnosis in effort to combat stigma, raise awareness
Brian Thomas(BALTIMORE) -- As federal officials move to address growing concerns over an outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S., an increasing number of positive cases are emerging across the country. Last...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Jul 07, 2022

What is next for Juul after FDA temporarily suspends ban of its e-cigarettes and other products?
Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Popular e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, Inc. has been left in limbo after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is temporarily pausing a ban on...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Jul 06, 2022

Granger Smith's wife speaks out 3 years after son’s drowning death, shares water safety tips
Rick Kern/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Amber Smith, the wife of country music star Granger Smith, is opening up about grief, living with loss and water safety three years after her son River died f...
Yi-Jin Yu, GMA Jul 06, 2022

Many Black children are dying by suicide, doctors say: Understanding the why -- and how to help
Quintin Lamarr told ABC News that he struggled with bullying as a Black, gay teen growing up in Milwaukee. - Leslie Andrews(NEW YORK) -- Quintin Lamarr first began having thoughts of suicide when he w...
Kelly Livingston, ABC News Jul 06, 2022

Pediatric COVID-19 cases rising for 1st time since May
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As more infectious COVID-19 variants become dominant in the U.S., there are renewed signs that COVID-19 cases may be back on the rise across parts of the country. T...
Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News Jul 05, 2022

Listeria outbreak linked to Florida ice cream brand
LauriPatterson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- A listeria outbreak that caused one death in Illinois and sickened at least 23 other people has been linked to a Florida ice cream brand, according to the Cente...
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News Jul 04, 2022
Period-tracking apps may help prosecute users, advocates fear
Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving it up to individual states to decide whether to allow abortion procedures, ha...
Michela Moscufo, Maryalice Parks, and Jeca Taudte, ABC News Jul 02, 2022
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