Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Novavax announces its COVID-19 vaccine is over 90% effective against symptomatic disease
Ridofranz/iStock(LONDON) -- American biotechnology company Novavax announced Monday that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective against symptomatic disease in late-stage clinica...
Jun 14, 2021
What to know about the Delta COVID-19 variant first detected in India
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Delta variant, which was first detected in India and which now makes up 6% of sequenced COVID-19 cases in the United States, has prompted recent calls from President Jo...
Jun 12, 2021
Sharp uptick seen in suspected suicide attempts among teenage girls: CDC
bymuratdeniz/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- After an initial drop in suicide-related emergency department visits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are report...
Jun 12, 2021
These cities have reached Biden's 70% vaccination goal -- and beyond
Bill Oxford/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Seattle has become the first U.S. city to fully vaccinate 70% of eligible residents. In May, President Joe Biden set a goal for 70% of U.S. adults to receive at lease...
Jun 11, 2021
With return to in-person learning, thousands of students still 'missing' from schools
mixetto/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Making sense of COVID guidance for children as summer starts What to know about the latest vaccine trials and how the pandemic has affected kids’ mental health. When ...
Jun 11, 2021
Raven-Symone talks losing 30 pounds in three months: 'It's really complete body health'
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Raven-Symoné is feeling better than ever after losing 30 pounds in just three months and she opened up about her journey in an exclusive interview with Good Morning Americ...
Jun 11, 2021
Cicada cookbook draws attention to food insecurity
Michael Dobuski/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Since the beginning of June, Brood X cicadas have delayed a White House press flight, been blamed for a car crash in Ohio and shown up on weather radar over Maryl...
Jun 10, 2021
Cutting-edge test detects early tumor recurrence in some cancers
Kubra Cavus/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A new blood test seeks to change the game in cancer management. Signatera, a "tumor-informed" blood test developed by Natera, can detect circulating tumor DNA in the bl...
Jun 10, 2021
We know vaccines work against COVID variants. Now scientists are understanding why.
Ridofranz/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Since the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, experts have worried that the virus may have developed mutations allowing it to outmaneuver existing vaccines. Early laborat...
Jun 10, 2021
Merck signs $1.2 billion deal with US government for experimental COVID treatment
Merck & Co,Inc./AFP via Getty Images,(NEW YORK) -- The United States government has agreed to purchase $1.2 billion worth of an experimental COVID-19 treatment from Merck if the drug is approved b...
Jun 09, 2021