Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio

Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Health care centers and medical facilities remain closed as the devastating California wildfires spread.At least 24 people are beli...

Apu Gomes/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- As devastating wildfires continue to spread across southern California, thousands of structures have been destroyed or damaged and at least five people...

Marko Geber/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Meta -- the company that operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp --announced on Tuesday it was ending third-party fact-checking.Some social media polic...

Human Bird Flu Cases in the U.S. as of January 6, 2025. Image by ABC News. Data via CDC.(NEW YORK) -- In the nearly nine months since the first human case of bird flu was detected in the United States...

Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images(LOUISIANA) -- The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday.The patient, who was exposed to non-...

Roger Harris/Getty Images(CHINA) -- Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV).There is currently no evidence that the outbreak is out of t...

Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory on Friday warning of a link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.Consuming any type of alcohol, includi...

(istetiana/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The Mediterranean diet -- which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains -- has once again topped U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking...

Makoto Honda/500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --  If you’re feeling hungover from New Year’s Eve champagne or had one too many boozy eggnogs over the holidays, let January be a fresh star...

Al Drago/CQ Roll Call(NEW YORK) -- Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration anno...