Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
'Jeopardy!' contestant removes wig to destigmatize cancer recovery
Ana Maria Serrano/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Jeopardy! contestant Christine Whelchel has been competing on the popular TV game show since last week but it wasn't just her winning performances that h...
Mar 01, 2022
Births decreased in first half of 2021, likely linked to pandemic: CDC
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of births declined in the U.S. in 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic played a role, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Cont...
Mar 01, 2022
Mom raises awareness after son is diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome
Courtesy of Katelyn Sample(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia mom is on a mission to spread joy and raise awareness after her 1-year-old son was diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome, a hair disorder she’...
Feb 28, 2022
Scientists are working on combo flu and COVID-19 shot, but don't expect one this fall
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With more scientists predicting COVID-19 boosters will be needed each year, some are now working on combining those with the annual flu vaccine. The idea, ...
Feb 26, 2022
CDC eases masking recommendations for 70% of country, including inside schools
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 70% of Americans should be able to remove their masks indoors, including inside schools, under new metrics outlined Friday the Centers for D...
Feb 25, 2022
Why the US may not be able to drop COVID restrictions like the UK
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has closely followed what the United Kingdom had done to combat the virus from its early respo...
Feb 25, 2022
What are scientists doing to prevent the next pandemic?
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and mink breeder Peter Hindbo visit the closed and empty farm near Kolding, Denmark. - MADS NISSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A year ag...
Feb 25, 2022
Over 5 million children around the world lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Approximately 5.2 million children have lost a parent or caregiver during the pandemic, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical jo...
Feb 24, 2022
Majority of abortions in US now done with pills, data shows
ELISA WELLS/PLAN C/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the first time, medication abortion now makes up the majority of abortions in the United States, according to data released Thursday by the Gut...
Feb 24, 2022
COVID-19 misinformation spreads in yoga community, experts say
Isbjorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Yoga is practiced by tens of millions of people in the United States, but some practitioners are sounding the alarm about what they say is a dangerous spread of anti-...
Feb 24, 2022