Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
With COVID-19 mandates rolling out, what to know about religious exemptions
Inside Creative House/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With COVID-19 vaccine mandates proliferating across the country in the public and private sectors as well as some school districts, the pushback from those un...
Oct 08, 2021
World Mental Health Day: If you're feeling depressed or anxious, you're not alone
Veronika Zimina/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Shayla, a 22-year-old from Georgia, has had days during the coronavirus pandemic when she said it has been a struggle to get out of bed. The part-time college stude...
Oct 08, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Ashton opens up about what it's like to live with anxiety
Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Jennifer Ashton's anxiety attacks started to happen after she had a severe allergic reaction to a food. "I had a couple of episodes where I thought mistakenly th...
Oct 08, 2021
Ahead of an unpredictable flu season, public health experts urge nation to sign up for flu shot
iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn(NEW YORK) -- The flu season is notorious for being difficult to predict. However, flu trends from last year and from other parts of the globe can help us make informed estimat...
Oct 07, 2021
Over 140,000 kids have lost a caretaker to COVID-19, majority children of color: CDC study
digitalskillet/iStock(ATLANTA) -- Over 140,000 children have experienced the loss of a parent or caretaker since the COVID-19 pandemic started, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Co...
Oct 07, 2021
COVID-19 tests are flying off store shelves. What’s driving the demand?
Circle Creative Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It’s the critical aspect of the fight against the pandemic that the U.S. is still figuring out nearly two years after the first documented cases of COV...
Oct 07, 2021
Nearly 200,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits recalled over concerns of false positives
iStock/narvikk(NEW YORK) -- Ellume is recalling nearly 200,000 rapid at-home COVID-19 antigen tests out of concerns over an abnormally high rate of false positives observed from certain lots of its te...
Oct 06, 2021
California signs 'Momnibus Act' to support Black moms and infants, pay for doulas, extend Medicaid coverage
iStock/PeopleImages(LOS ANGELES) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the "Momnibus Act" into law on Monday to address racial disparities in maternal and infant health, a victory especially for fami...
Oct 06, 2021
North Carolina school board votes to make masks optional as 430 students are under quarantine
iStock/virojt(NEW YORK) -- A North Carolina school board voted Monday to make masks optional for students and staff indoors, even as 430 students are under quarantine. The Harnett County School Board ...
Oct 05, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, even with delta variant: Study
no_limit_pictures/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine remains 90% effective at reducing a person's risk of hospitalization from the virus six months after it is administered, a new study h...
Oct 05, 2021