Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
When can you ditch your mask outdoors? Experts weigh in on the risks
Rattankun Thongbun/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Three million Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 every day and half the country has received at least one shot. Cases of the deadly virus are well...
Apr 22, 2021
Officials: 77 inmates at Iowa prison given overdoses of COVID-19 vaccine
MivPiv/iStock(FORT MADISON, Iowa) -- Dozens of inmates at an Iowa prison were given overdoses of a COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. Two medical staff members from the Iowa Department of Corrections i...
Apr 22, 2021
The number of Americans getting vaccinated is on the decline
Bill Oxford/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The daily pace of vaccinations nationwide appears to be flattening out and could be on the decline, suggesting that America is moving from a phase of desperate vaccine ...
Apr 22, 2021
What is intuitive eating? The 10 key principles explained
Kelly McCarthy(NEW YORK) -- Rediscovering a healthy relationship between food, mind and body is no small task, but one expert has an approach that makes you the expert -- with principles adhering to y...
Apr 22, 2021
Messenger RNA COVID vaccines likely safe for pregnant women: Study
RossHelen/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19, such as those produced by Moderna and Pfizer, showed no obvious safety concerns for pregnant women, according to a preliminary report...
Apr 21, 2021
PPE keeps us safe, but waste is on the rise. Here's how to be more Earth-friendly
PinkOmelet/iStock(NEW YORK) -- At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, pictures of smog-free skies circulated social media from Los Angeles to New Delhi. With more people staying at home, it seemed ...
Apr 21, 2021
Sleeping less than six hours a night raises risk of dementia 30%, study finds
gorodenkoff/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A lack of sleep can increase the risk of dementia, a new study has found. Specifically, sleeping less than six hours a night in midlife can raise the risk of dementia -...
Apr 21, 2021
Paris perfumers help COVID-19 long-haulers regain their sense of smell
ABC News(PARIS) -- It might be one of the most peculiar symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection: the loss of taste or smell, or both, that persists long after the virus has passed. The phenomenon has prom...
Apr 21, 2021
AnnaLynne McCord says she has dissociative identity disorder, discusses diagnosis
/iStock(NEW YORK) -- "Nip/Tuck" alum AnnaLynne McCord is speaking out against the stigma surrounding mental health disorders and said on Tuesday she was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. ...
Apr 21, 2021
How to talk to your kids about climate change
SDI Productions/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With oceans rising, forests burning and growing pollution, climate change can be a depressing topic. No wonder so many avoid talking about it with our friends, fami...
Apr 21, 2021