Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Man left paralyzed at 19 drives car again for first time
Courtesy Ryley Hopper(NEW YORK) -- A man who was left paralyzed after diving into a swimming pool as a teenager was recently able to drive again for the first time, eight years after his injury.Ryley ...
Sep 18, 2024
Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images(TEL-AVIV, Israel) -- The last day of the polio vaccination campaign is wrapping up in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.The campaign was lau...
Sep 12, 2024
Elevated lead levels found in cinnamon products, report finds
Emilija Manevska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Elevated levels of lead have been found in 12 of 36 ground cinnamon products and spice blends, according to a Consumer Reports article published Thursday.The...
Sep 12, 2024
New report finds alarming decline in US maternity care access
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new report by March of Dimes found that over 5.5 million women live in U.S. counties experiencing limited to no access to maternity care resources that incl...
Sep 12, 2024
Trump said he has 'concepts' of a health care plan. What we know about his policies
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Health care was one of the topics at the forefront of Tuesday night's debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.Trump said h...
Sep 11, 2024
Apple juice recall expands to products sold at Aldi, BJ's, Walgreens due to elevated arsenic levels
Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A recall on apple juice due to potentially harmful levels of arsenic has expanded to include more brands sold at several additional retailers across the countr...
Sep 10, 2024
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set to testify on COVID-19 nursing home policies
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to publicly testify Tuesday before Congress on his administration's nursing home policies during the early days ...
Sep 10, 2024
Three things to know about multi-state salmonella outbreak, egg recall
FDA(NEW YORK) -- A poultry farm in Wisconsin has recalled all of its eggs distributed in three states that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked to dozens of sicknesses as par...
Sep 10, 2024
Millions of seniors can't afford their prescription medications: Study
Trevor Williams/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of American seniors are having a hard time affording their prescription medications, a new National Health Statistics report suggests.The study, publ...
Sep 05, 2024
How much radiation Starliner astronauts may have been exposed to while waiting to come home
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As two NASA astronauts gear up for a months-long unplanned stay on the International Space Station (ISS), they may also be increasing their risk of radiation expos...
Sep 05, 2024