Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
LA schools mandating non-cloth masks with nose wire, Atlanta district makes masks optional
MoMo Productions/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Students in Los Angeles public schools must wear a non-cloth mask with a nose wire at all times, including during sports, beginning Monday, the district a...
Jan 24, 2022
Fauci optimistic omicron will peak in February
STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, said Sunday he is "as confident as you can be" about the prospect of most sta...
Jan 24, 2022
Minnesota COVID patient, transferred to Texas after judge prohibited doctors from taking him off ventilator, dies
Glow Images/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- Battle against omicron variant pushes hospitals, health care workers to the brink COVID-19 cases have soared to new records with nearly 800,000 new infections per ...
Jan 24, 2022
COVID hospitalizations and deaths surge in Los Angeles County
iStock/narvikk(NEW YORK) -- As the recent COVID-19 wave begins to ebb on the East Coast and in the Midwest, Los Angeles County is still being battered by the virus. The county reported 102 new COVID d...
Jan 21, 2022
Peanut allergy treatment effective on toddlers, study finds
Westend61/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A peanut allergy treatment often used on children 4 years old and up in the U.S. appears to be safe for toddlers too, a new study has found. Around 2% of children in the ...
Jan 21, 2022
Finding a therapist can be difficult. Experts explain how to find right one for you
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There's no denying therapy can be a valuable resource for guiding you through life's ups and downs. However, it's also important to recognize that your first mee...
Jan 21, 2022
Inside Oklahoma's surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among children
Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- Oklahoma doctors say they are seeing a massive surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among children -- more than during any previous wave of t...
Jan 21, 2022
CDC urges Americans to get moving, but there's no simple solution
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While the benefits of exercise are becoming increasingly well known, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that more than one...
Jan 20, 2022
Many COVID-19 vaccine side effects caused by placebo effect: Study
Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Many continue to worry about experiencing side effects from vaccines -- especially the COVID-19 vaccines -- but new data from a comprehensive meta-analysis sug...
Jan 20, 2022
Vaccinated people with prior COVID infection had strongest protection during delta, CDC study finds
Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Both vaccination and a prior infection provided protection against another infection and hospitalization due to COVID-19 during the United States' delta wave, a...
Jan 19, 2022