Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Mental health in a pandemic
Elena Merkulova/iStock(NEW YORK) -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month, established in the United States in 1949 by the Mental Health America organization, previously known as the National Associati...
May 24, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines hold up against India variant, study finds
iStock/narvikk(NEW YORK) -- Two coronavirus vaccines have shown to be effective against the variant first identified in India, according to a recent study. British government researchers studied the e...
May 24, 2021
Prince Harry reveals he uses EMDR to cope with anxiety. What to know about the therapy technique
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry, who lost his mom, Princess Diana, at age 12, is opening up about a technique that he says has helped treat his trauma. In t...
May 24, 2021
Brooke Shields says she wasn't sure she would walk again after exercise injury
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After a devastating gym accident that left her unsure if she'd walk again, Brooke Shields is speaking out for the first time about her road to recovery. "I'm having to work very ...
May 24, 2021
How greenlighting Pfizer's new vaccine storage requirements could dramatically improve access
Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With little fanfare, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave Pfizer permission this week to store its COVID-19 vaccine in a typ...
May 22, 2021
Cost of care, distance to clinics drives demand for self-managed abortion: Study
iStock/Chinnapong(NEW YORK) -- The cost of care at clinics is a major factor driving patients to seek self-managed abortion through telemedicine, a new study published Friday found. Aid Access, a nonp...
May 21, 2021
Taraji P. Henson opens up on new campaign centered on Black students' mental health
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Taraji P. Henson is shining a light on racism Black students experience in the U.S. school system and its effects on their mental health. During an appearance on Good Morning Ame...
May 21, 2021
Prince Harry says he and Meghan 'chose to put our mental health first' when exiting royal family
Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the first episode of The Me You Can't See, Prince Harry opened up about his mental health struggles growing up in the royal family after the death of ...
May 21, 2021
Pandemic has made shortage of health care workers even worse, say experts
HRAUN/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing shortage of health workers, leaving many health care facilities short-staffed even as the number of nationwide coronavirus c...
May 21, 2021
What's gua sha? Chinese medicine experts explain TikTok's viral skin care technique
Kanawa_Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Many beauty trends are born on social media platforms such as TikTok, and if you've scrolled lately, you've probably noticed some form of gua sha. While it may be new...
May 21, 2021