Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
President Biden signs law banning sale of crib bumpers, inclined sleepers for babies
Erika Richter(WASHINGTON) -- Inclined sleepers for babies and crib bumper pads will be banned from being manufactured and sold under legislation signed into law Monday by President Joe Biden. Biden si...
May 06, 2022
With abortion rights on thin ice, medication abortions take center stage
Bill Grenblatt/Liaison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As abortion rights increasingly come under threat across the country -- with states like Oklahoma enacting “copycat” bills of sweeping Texa...
May 06, 2022
Why abortion restrictions disproportionately impact people of color
Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- People of color will face the brunt of the impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, abortion rights advocates warn. The landm...
May 06, 2022
Abortion patients share struggles finding care: ‘It's our bodies'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As states across the country have passed bans against abortion, more women have had to spend time and money heading across state lines to get the legal procedure. And with the Su...
May 05, 2022
FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration has put limits on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to the rare risk of blood clots. "...
May 05, 2022
'It was terrifying': Pink opens up about suffering panic attacks in her 20s
Chiaki Nozu/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Pink is marking Mental Health Awareness Month and sharing her story about suffering from "pretty awful panic attacks" when she was in her early 20s. "I didn't know w...
May 05, 2022
'Dancing With the Stars' alum opens up days after undergoing breast cancer surgery
Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Little Women: LA creator and star Terra Jolé is opening up about her personal health battle hoping to help oth...
May 05, 2022
Scientists investigate 'viral rebound' COVID-19 cases after taking Paxlovid
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly to...
May 05, 2022
Advocates warn legislation could harm LGBTQ youth mental health
Norberto Cuenca/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid a nationwide wave of what they call legislation targeting LGBTQ rights and representation, advocates are concerned about the impact on the mental health ...
May 05, 2022
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecasted to rise in the US for first time in months
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the United States are both projected to increase over...
May 04, 2022