Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Risk of brain-eating amoeba, flesh-eating bacteria may increase due to climate change: Experts
Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Newscom(NEW YORK) -- The sweltering summer heat may send swimmers diving head-first into the nearest body of water, but climate change may contribute to life-thr...
May 29, 2021
Distribution of Eli Lilly COVID-19 therapy paused in 8 states over variant concerns
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Federal health authorities have paused distribution of Eli Lilly's monoclonal antibody cocktail in eight states over COVID-19 variant efficacy concerns. The COVID-19 t...
May 28, 2021
CDC now says summer camps can skip masks if everyone fully vaccinated
James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday summer camps no longer need to require masks or social distancing if everyone is fully...
May 28, 2021
Half of all Americans have now received at least 1 vaccine dose
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Less than six months after the U.S. began distributing coronavirus vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that half of the ...
May 28, 2021
Mom undergoes health transformation, loses nearly half her bodyweight during the COVID-19 pandemic
Brianna Oyewo(NEW YORK) -- A new mom who was worried about her health during the height of the coronavirus pandemic has lost nearly 130 pounds over the past year. Brianna Oyewo, 33, of Buffalo, New Yo...
May 28, 2021
Vaccine access, not hesitancy, still a problem for Latinos: Senators
andresr/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A group of Latino senators sent a letter to the Biden administration Friday, urging top officials to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines in Latino communities. Democratic...
May 28, 2021
Mental health and moms: How stress before and during pregnancy can affect kids' health
damircudic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A child's future cognitive development, their motor development and their mental health can be associated with the stress their mother experienced, and how they coped wi...
May 28, 2021
If COVID-19 vaccines are free, why are some people getting bills?
Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. federal government prepaid for enough vaccines to cover every American, regardless of whether they have insurance, but some people still are being charged. Why...
May 28, 2021
What will be 'normal' in the 'new, new normal?' Mental health expert weighs in
nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With the COVID-19 pandemic easing in this country, and life slowly returning to normal, what exactly will that mean? ABC Audio spoke with Amanda Fialk, PhD, chief of cli...
May 28, 2021
California to award $1.5 million each to 10 residents in latest state vaccine incentive program
DaveAlan/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- California is entering the COVID-19 vaccination lottery trend with the biggest contest yet. Ten vaccinated residents will have the chance to win $1.5 million each, Gov....
May 27, 2021