Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
As Texas abortion law takes effect, advocates await word from Supreme Court
Joel Carillet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The most restrictive abortion law in the nation took effect in Texas early Wednesday, effectively barring the procedure across the state, as the U.S. Supreme Court re...
Sep 01, 2021
Evidence for vaccine booster shots isn't clear, but Biden moves ahead anyway
Wavebreakmedia/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. is poised to begin rolling out booster shots in a matter of weeks, with still one major sticking point to resolve: It's not entirely clear yet that third ...
Sep 01, 2021
More Americans getting vaccinated following full FDA approval of Pfizer COVID vaccine
Prostock studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of Americans were finally persuaded to get their first shot in the week following the Food and Drug Administration's full approval of the P...
Aug 31, 2021
Johnson & Johnson HIV vaccine trial fails mid-stage study
Alernon77/iStock(NEW YORK) -- In yet another setback in the decadeslong scientific quest for an HIV vaccine, a Johnson & Johnson HIV vaccine candidate failed to reduce the risk of infection i...
Aug 31, 2021
Six taboo facts women should know about alcohol and their health
AsiaVision/iStock(NEW YORK) -- From popular sayings like mommy juice, wine down, rose all day and happy hour to T-shirts that read "Mama needs wine," the marketing of alcohol towards women in America ...
Aug 31, 2021
As young children wait for COVID-19 vaccines, doctors worry about long-term effects of missing others
FatCamera/iStock(NEW YORK) — As many parents wait for COVID-19 vaccines to be authorized for children younger than 12, doctors increasingly are alarmed at the rising number of kids who are missi...
Aug 29, 2021
Health officials sticking with 8-month COVID booster shot timeline: Fauci
Bill Oxford/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Public health officials are sticking with the recommendation that people get booster shots eight months after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but that could change...
Aug 29, 2021
Delta variant more likely to lead to hospitalization among unvaccinated compared to alpha variant, study finds
Tomas Ragina/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A new, peer reviewed study estimates that the delta variant of COVID-19 doubles the risk of being hospitalized compared to the prior alpha variant among unvaccinated p...
Aug 27, 2021
After 3-month probe, intelligence community 'divided' on COVID-19's origins
loops7/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. intelligence agencies remain "divided on the most likely origins of COVID-19," after President Joe Biden's 90-day push for his intel community to "redouble their effo...
Aug 27, 2021
Why COVID-19 surge makes getting your flu shot more important than ever
XtockImages/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As many children return to in-person learning and adults end a period of working from home, experts are concerned about the upcoming flu season and its implications for...
Aug 27, 2021