Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
The effect of weight loss drugs on muscle mass
bymuratdeniz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Prescription drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have grown in popularity among patients looking to lose weight. But could they also affect someone...
Jul 04, 2024
Arizona abortion rights group submits signatures needed for ballot measure
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- An Arizona abortion rights group turned in a petition on Wednesday morning for a ballot measure that would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's const...
Jul 03, 2024
4th human case of bird flu linked to dairy cow outbreak: CDC
Ping Shu/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The fourth human case of bird flu linked to the current dairy cow outbreak was confirmed on Wednesday in a dairy worker in Colorado, according to the Centers for Dise...
Jul 03, 2024
What to know as clinical trial begins for 'next generation' nasal COVID-19 vaccine
NIAID Integrated Research Facility(NEW YORK) -- The first phase of human trials studying a possible nasal COVID-19 vaccine has opened, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced.The clinical tr...
Jul 02, 2024
Top migraine medication effective for preventing migraines, treating drug-induced headaches is hard to access
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study shows that FDA-approved oral migraine drug atogepant is effective for relieving difficult-to-treat “medication overuse headaches” that ar...
Jul 02, 2024
High levels of bacteria in water lead to multiple beach closures across the US
CDC(NEW YORK) -- Beaches in several states across the country have been closed to swimmers over the last few days due to harmful levels of bacteria in the water.In Massachusetts, at least 37 beaches w...
Jul 01, 2024
Fermented hair care hits shampoo aisle: What to know and is it worth the hype?
RuslanDashinsky/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since the pandemic, concerns over personal health have been at the forefront of consumers' minds. One of the concerns that took flight was gut health and the ...
Jul 01, 2024
LGBTQ people say their mental health is positively impacted when states have protective laws
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s just outside of Akron, Ohio, Shane Stahl felt it was taboo to talk about being part of the LGBTQ+ community or about LGB...
Jun 29, 2024
Mom of two got pregnant using donor sperm. Now she’s a surrogate for gay couple
Stephen Elkind said he and his husband Matthew McConnell have “become very close friends” with Lauren and Amanda Brown. They hope to stay in touch and be uncles to the Browns’ childr...
Jun 28, 2024
Uvalde librarian uses books to help people in community with anxiety, grieving
People visit a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 30, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)(UVALDE, Texas) -- After the ...
Jun 28, 2024