Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
From a mom who dealt with infertility, know that you are not alone
Kristyn Hodgdon(NEW YORK) -- Kristyn Hodgdon is a professional writer, voracious reader, and proud mom of IVF twins. After her own battle with infertility, Hodgdon co-founded Rescripted, a media platf...
Apr 29, 2022
Climate change could increase risk of infectious disease transmission across species, scientists say
Alicia Llop/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of ways in which climate change is predicted to affect human life and vitality continues to increase. Scientists now believe that global warming will s...
Apr 28, 2022
Concerning clusters of severe hepatitis cases in children being investigated
TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. and global health officials are sounding the alarm about an increasing number of mysterious cases of severe hepatitis occurring among children. Earl...
Apr 28, 2022
FDA will review Moderna's data on vaccine for young kids without waiting for Pfizer
Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration will hold meetings to review vaccines for children under 5 in June, it announced Friday, setting...
Apr 28, 2022
FDA announces proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, a move that could further drive down smo...
Apr 28, 2022
TikTok sparks woman's ADHD diagnosis at age 34. How social media is changing the conversation
5./15 WEST/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Valerie Hardt's world fell apart at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 34-year-old found herself struggling to perform her job in her new work-from-home envir...
Apr 28, 2022
Moderna asks FDA for authorization of its vaccine for children under 6
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The vaccine company Moderna on Thursday announced it submitted its request for the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its vaccine for children ages 6 mo...
Apr 28, 2022
Fauci said the US is 'out of the pandemic phase.' What does that mean?
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said ...
Apr 27, 2022
Measles outbreaks possible amid 'perfect storm' of conditions, WHO and UNICEF warn
Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The World Health Organization and UNICEF are warning of a "perfect storm" of circumstances fueling the potential for large-sc...
Apr 27, 2022
Parents of kids under 5 fed up with lack of FDA action on a vaccine
Courtesy Emmie Fital(NEW YORK) -- Parents eager to vaccinate their toddlers and preschoolers last fall were told a COVID shot for the youngest age group was on its way, with data expected by the end o...
Apr 27, 2022