Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Fauci on Johnson & Johnson vaccine temporary pause: 'We take safety very seriously'
Amr Alfiky/The New York Times/Bloomberg(WASHINGTON) - Dr. Anthony Fauci said he hopes the temporary pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine raised Americans' confidence in federal agencies' co...
Apr 25, 2021
As vaccine demand falls, some health departments face a dilemma: Too much supply
Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the daily pace of vaccinations in the United States appears to flatten, health departments are increasingly faced with a tough choice. How do you convince residents ...
Apr 24, 2021
Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause may have had important benefit
peterschreiber.media/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A nearly two-week pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has ended and shots will begin again soon. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Dise...
Apr 24, 2021
Mom's time-saving breast-pumping hack stuns parents on TikTok
Shavel Ludmila/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A Texas mom's simple breast-pumping hack probably has wowed more than a million parents. Ashley Newton told Good Morning America that she posted a TikTok video of th...
Apr 23, 2021
Weddings in 2021? What to know so you and guests can stay safe
Phynart Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With COVID-19 vaccines available for everyone over 16 across the country, it's brought a sense of optimism to go back to normal times. And for wedding planners, the ...
Apr 23, 2021
Why is infertility so painful?: Doctor and patient break down taboo women's health topic
Courtesy L'Oreal Thompson Payton(NEW YORK) -- More than six million women of childbearing age in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant, yet infertility, and specifical...
Apr 23, 2021
CDC, FDA lift pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine with warning of risks
simon2579/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration have lifted a 10-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but will issue a fact sheet...
Apr 23, 2021
Study finds pregnant women with COVID-19 have higher risk of complications, death
BogdanKosanovic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Pregnant women with COVID-19 had a higher risk of complications and death than those who did not contract the virus, adding further evidence to the increased risks ...
Apr 22, 2021
14-year study shows school lunches among highest-quality meals in US
SDI Productions/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A 14-year study comparing the diets of American children and adults showed that food from schools actually came out on top. In looking at diets from 2003-04 to 2017...
Apr 22, 2021
Experts weigh the potential harms of pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccinations
MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) -- On April 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration recommended temporarily pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six...
Apr 22, 2021