Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
How to prepare for your long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine appointment
Ridofranz/iStock(NEW YORK) -- After months of waiting, it may finally be your turn to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone 16 years old and older is entitled to a free vaccine that has been shown to be safe...
Apr 21, 2021
Woman who's been a surrogate for five families shares what she wants people to know
Angela Hertenstein(NEW YORK) -- Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Gabrielle Union have put surrogacy in the spotlight in recent years by sharing that they welcomed children via surrogates. In the...
Apr 21, 2021
Study shows COVID-19 case rates in schools higher than previously believed
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A Nebraska study on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in schools has found that infection rates may be higher than previously believed. OPS PROTECTS, an Omaha Public School distr...
Apr 20, 2021
How to manage anxiety and talk to kids amid Derek Chauvin trial
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As jurors deliberate whether to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, many may be struggling to manage their anxiety and expectat...
Apr 20, 2021
Chrissy Teigen opens up about her struggle with infertility
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix(NEW YORK) -- Chrissy Teigen marked the start of National Infertility Awareness Week by opening up about her struggle to start a family. Teigen, who shares 5-y...
Apr 20, 2021
Maren Morris shares message about postpartum body image
Drazen_/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Maren Morris is proud of her post-baby body, and she hopes other mothers feel the same way. In reference to a recent Instagram post in which she states that she's eliminate...
Apr 20, 2021
Can you get vaccinated if you have COVID-19? Doctors explain what to do
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStock(NEW YORK) -- All U.S. adults in all 50 states became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, but with the virus still widespread, it is inevitable that some people will test po...
Apr 20, 2021
Man with diabetes becomes first person to run from Disneyland to Disney World
Don Muchow(NEW YORK) -- Don Muchow just became the first person to run from Disneyland to Disney World. The 59-year-old ultramarathoner decided to run from California to Florida to prove his Type 1 di...
Apr 20, 2021
Over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid tests to be sent to major pharmacies this week
ABBOTT(NEW YORK) - Store shelves at pharmacies across the county will soon be filled with affordable, quick, at-home coronavirus test kits. BinaxNOW, a rapid COVID test made by Abbott Laboratories, wa...
Apr 19, 2021
CDC examining 'handful' of additional severe cases possibly linked to J&J vaccine
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) - The U.S. is looking into additional cases of severe side effects possibly linked to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to Centers for Disea...
Apr 19, 2021