Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
'Very concerning': How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters is seen on February 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration walked back an Obama-e...
Feb 14, 2026
Measles cases surpass 900 in US with infections in 24 states: CDC
Vaccine Measles Mumps Rubella (DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- At least 177 new measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to newly updated data fr...
Feb 13, 2026
4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year: CDC
Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --...
Feb 06, 2026
Congress secures long-term funding for the World Trade Center Health Program
In this May 13, 2025, file photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at a press conference on the World Trade Center Health Program at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WAS...
Feb 05, 2026
Why are so many younger Americans getting and dying of colorectal cancer?
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Colorectal cancer was once viewed as being mostly diagnosed among middle-age and older adults, but that's changing.Research shows more adults in their 20s, 30s and 4...
Jan 31, 2026
At least 588 US measles cases reported in January: CDC
Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --...
Jan 30, 2026
Everything to know about Nipah virus amid cases being detected in India
Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, January 25, 2026. Suvarnabhumi Ai...
Jan 29, 2026
How NIH ending funding for human fetal tissue research could affect studies
Jayanta Bhattacharya, director of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related...
Jan 29, 2026
'Night owl' lifestyle may bring higher risk of heart disease: Study
In this photo illustration a girl looks at the screen of her smartphone on April 16, 2021 in Bonn, Germany. (Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- So-called "night owls" may face a hi...
Jan 28, 2026
'A very distressing thing to witness': Experts explain psychological impact of seeing Minneapolis shootings
Demonstrators participate in a rally and march during an "ICE Out” day of protest on January 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions have urged Minn...
Jan 28, 2026