Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Mom helps save daughter's vision by noticing cloudiness in her eyes while breastfeeding
Courtesy Brandee Artale(NEW YORK) -- Brandee Artale was breastfeeding her newborn daughter late last year when, she said, she noticed something different in her daughter's eyes."I was really looking a...
Jun 19, 2024
Pediatrician shares water safety mistakes to avoid amid rise in drownings
Owaki/Kulla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 in the United States, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which released d...
Jun 18, 2024
Did FDA rule change allowing gay, bisexual men to donate blood make a difference? Some early data suggests it did
Getty Images - STOCK(GREENWICH, Conn.) -- For years, Jose Dominguez, 50, had wanted to donate blood, feeling it was part of his civic duty.But he was restricted by rules set in place by the U.S. Food ...
Jun 18, 2024
Social media and youth mental health defining challenge of our time: Surgeon general
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Creating a surgeon general's warning for social media is a necessary step to respond to the "defining public health challenge of our time," U.S. Surgeon General...
Jun 18, 2024
Surgeon general calls for health warnings on social media for younger users
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. surgeon general called on Monday for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users."One of the most important lessons I learned in...
Jun 17, 2024
High blood pressure during pregnancy has doubled, but only 60% are treated, study finds
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rates of high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008-2021, but only 60% were treated for it, according to a new study published Monday in the jo...
Jun 17, 2024
Surgeon general calls for health warnings on social media for younger users
Getty Images - STOCK(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. surgeon general called on Monday for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users.“It is time to require a surgeon general&rsq...
Jun 17, 2024
WHO acknowledges bird flu patient in Mexico died of other medical conditions
Lian Yi/Xinhua/Getty Images(MEXICO) -- The World Health Organization confirmed Friday that Mexican authorities believe the man with a rare human case of bird flu actually died from other co-morbiditie...
Jun 15, 2024
More than 4,000 additional robotic pets to be given to seniors in New York to combat loneliness
NY State Office For Aging(NEW YORK) -- Helen Macura has always wanted a dog, but the Prohibition-era home she has lived in since 1945 isn't safe for a potential pet. Her childhood dream of owning a do...
Jun 15, 2024
SCOTUS ruling on mifepristone could have lasting impact on FDA regulation: Experts
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While experts and advocacy groups applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to not restrict nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, th...
Jun 13, 2024