Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
How COVID-19 vaccine policies have triggered lawsuits and workplace showdowns
MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) — Tens of millions of Americans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and with that, workplaces around the country are opening up once again. But the rules that some em...
Jun 20, 2021
Severe national blood shortage may force doctors to augment patient care, officials say
zoranm/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic comes to a close, more Americans are seeking medical care -- only to find roadblocks to long-awaited elective surgeries or unexpected traumatic...
Jun 20, 2021
Delta variant infecting mounting number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri
Pekic/iStock(NEW YORK) — The delta coronavirus variant is infecting a mounting number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri. The variant, first detected in India in October, was upgraded by the...
Jun 20, 2021
Why this tick season may be bad -- and how to protect yourself
Risto0/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It's the peak season for tick nymphs across many parts of the United States, and experts are warning that this could be a particularly bountiful year for the minuscule, pote...
Jun 19, 2021
CDC director warns delta variant could soon become dominant coronavirus strain in US
ABC News(ATLANTA) -- Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Friday that a highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was first detected ...
Jun 18, 2021
Texas man who declined COVID-19 vaccine speaks out after undergoing double lung transplant
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Joshua Garza had a chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in January but he passed it up, thinking he didn't really need it. Now, the 43-year-old Texan is hoping to inspire ot...
Jun 17, 2021
What to know about 'forever chemicals,' the potentially toxic PFAS found in some cosmetics
JackF/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Many cosmetic products sold in the U.S. and Canada contain potentially toxic chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new study. The journal of Environmental Science & Tec...
Jun 17, 2021
Universities can't require vaccines: Arizona governor's executive order
Bill Oxford/iStock(PHOENIX) -- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Tuesday that prohibits public universities and community colleges from requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccines o...
Jun 16, 2021
Ciara celebrates her body in new photo: 'Hello to me-pre baby weight!'
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for BET(NEW YORK) -- Ciara is showing off her figure after spending nearly a year working to get back to her pre-baby body, which meant shedding nearly 40 pounds of pregnanc...
Jun 16, 2021
Mom's budget-friendly guide to getting picky eaters to try new foods
Kids Eat in Color(NEW YORK) -- Getting kids to eat a variety of foods is a struggle that even moms who are nutrition experts know well. "My first son fell off the growth chart starting when he was 6-m...
Jun 16, 2021