Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Fauci says he's taking 2nd course of Paxlovid after experiencing rebound with the antiviral treatment
Anna Rose Layden-Pool/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- After testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he has joined a growing group of people experiencing a...
Jun 29, 2022
Health officials plan for updated vaccines with an eye on COVID’s unpredictability
APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Updated COVID-19 vaccines that could better match the more recent variants are on the way. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's committee of ...
Jun 29, 2022
Potential recession would harm mental health: Experts
elenaleonova/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Jey Austen, a brand designer at a fintech company, lost their job about two weeks ago. But the layoff didn’t come as a surprise, said Austen, 27, who is tr...
Jun 29, 2022
HHS to send out nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses across US in coming weeks
Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is planning to send out hundreds of thousands of monkeypox vaccines in response to the outbreak of the rare disease that has been id...
Jun 28, 2022
Some pharmacies limiting Plan B pill purchases as demand spikes
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, CVS and Rite Aid, confirmed to ABC News this week that they had restricte...
Jun 28, 2022
Millions remain unboosted, as scientists say 3rd COVID shot provides 'significant' protection
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As advisors to the FDA consider what type of COVID-19 shots should be offered in the fall, new federal data reveals a significant proportion of Americans...
Jun 28, 2022
Biden's health secretary unveils 'action plan' on abortion access
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Tuesday unveiled what was called an "action plan" on abortion access as advocates call on President Joe Bide...
Jun 28, 2022
Evolution is on omicron subvariants’ side
Jens Schlueter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study finds that as the coronavirus continues to evolve, each new omicron subvariant is increasingly likely to lead to reinfection or breakthrough infect...
Jun 28, 2022
Poor women of color will bear brunt of abortion bans following Roe reversal: Expert
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, women in states that now outlaw abortion have scrambled to cobble together piecemeal solutions, including...
Jun 28, 2022
More than 150,000 births could occur in the US every year following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, report predicts
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The reversal of Roe v. Wade could lead to a dramatic increase of babies born in the United States, including thousands of high-risk bir...
Jun 27, 2022