Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio

Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of He...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Nov 16, 2024

Patients are stockpiling birth control over fears Trump could limit access to contraception
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Women are stocking up on birth control and asking for long-term contraception methods following President Donald Trump being elected to a second term last...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Nov 14, 2024

Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC
FatCamera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still persist, new provisional federal data released early...
Mary Kekatos and Dr. Harika Rayala, ABC News Nov 14, 2024

What Trump has said about birth control, and what he could do as president
Isabel Pavia/Getty ImagesThe election of former President Donald Trump to a second term has put a spotlight on what his return to the White House may look like, particularly when it comes to...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Nov 12, 2024

What parents should know about kids and caffeine amid rise in ER visits
Image via Adobe Stock(NEW YORK) -- A new study is highlighting a dramatic rise in caffeine-related emergency room visits among kids.The study, released Monday by Epic Research, found the number of caf...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Nov 09, 2024

CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment after more infections found among dairy workers
STOCK PHOTO/Koto_feja/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be expo...
By Mary Kekatos, ABC News Nov 07, 2024

What a 2nd Trump term may look like for health care issues including ACA, abortion
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after winning Tuesday night's election.As of Wednesday morning, Trump surpassed the 270 ele...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Nov 06, 2024

What we know about Trump's health care plans after Harris says he'll roll back protections
Maskot/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump will roll back health care protections if he wins the presidential election.Speaking to reporters on ...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Nov 02, 2024

Number of people sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders rises to 90: CDC
Photo Illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesThe number of cases in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has risen to 90, federal health officials said in an update on W...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Oct 30, 2024
Police take down crime group accused of making illegal cannabis edibles packaged like name-brand candy
Royal Canadian Mounted Police(VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA) -- Police in Canada said they have arrested six people and taken down an organized crime group believed to have produced tens of thousands of co...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Oct 30, 2024
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