Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
If we want more resilient adults, we need to teach resilience to all kids
kali9/iStock(NEW YORK) -- For years, science has looked at what makes someone resilient and able to positively adapt in the face of adversity. While early studies suggested that resilience depends on ...
Apr 05, 2021
HPV vaccine leads to more than 80% drop in infections: What parents need to know
Samara Heisz/iStock(ATLANTA) -- A new study has shown the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine, and found a dramatic decline in human papillomavirus infections in both vaccinated and unvaccinated teen gir...
Apr 02, 2021
Experts warn against parents sharing breast milk for COVID-19 antibodies
South_agency/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Experts are warning parents against sharing breast milk which they believe may contain COVID-19 antibodies. The FDA says it recommends against acquiring breast milk di...
Apr 02, 2021
One in three state prisoners tested positive for COVID-19, report says
sassy1902/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Early COVID-19 testing was key to reducing mortality rates of inmates, according to a new report. The report, produced by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan...
Apr 01, 2021
One in three state prisoners tested positive for COVID-19, report says
sassy1902/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Early COVID-19 testing was key to reducing mortality rates of inmates, according to a new report. The report, produced by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan...
Apr 01, 2021
As states open up eligibility, the first big test of America's vaccine hesitancy
MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the majority of adults in the country now sit on the cusp of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. is shifting into the first real-world test of Americans' ac...
Apr 01, 2021
As states open up eligibility, the first big test of America's vaccine hesitancy
MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the majority of adults in the country now sit on the cusp of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. is shifting into the first real-world test of Americans' ac...
Apr 01, 2021
Mental health experts warn Derek Chauvin trial may revive feelings of racial trauma
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the Derek Chauvin trial is nationally televised and livestreamed this week, Americans have once again been exposed to the May 2020 video of the former police officer drivi...
Apr 01, 2021
Mental health experts warn Derek Chauvin trial may revive feelings of racial trauma
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the Derek Chauvin trial is nationally televised and livestreamed this week, Americans have once again been exposed to the May 2020 video of the former police officer drivi...
Apr 01, 2021
Mom gives birth to rare 'super twins' born on same day but conceived three weeks apart
Courtesy Rebecca Roberts(NEW YORK) -- Rebecca Roberts and her partner, Rhys Weaver, tried for several years to get pregnant with their first child together. The couple was then thrilled last year when...
Apr 01, 2021