Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Florida's strictest abortion ban takes effect, prohibiting abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Florida's law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday, becoming one of the most restrictive states in the country on abortion...
May 01, 2024
Survey: 3 in 4 Americans feel that mental health takes a back seat to physical health
xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Even though one in five Americans lives with a mental illness, many feel it is not adequately addressed, with a new survey from West Health and Gallup suggesting that ...
May 01, 2024
Four dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin 'outbreak': Officials
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of deadly drug overdoses spreading across the city.Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Servi...
Apr 30, 2024
Rural Americans are at higher risk of early death than urbanites: CDC
Terry Eggers/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data.Resear...
Apr 30, 2024
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low, the CDC says
MoMo Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit their lowest level ever reported since the pandemic began, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control a...
Apr 30, 2024
USDA conducting studies on beef due to bird flu outbreak but maintain supply is safe
Mike Kline (notkalvin)(NEW YORK) -- Federal officials continue to investigate the spread of avian flu, also known as bird flu, in livestock across the country and are now testing the U.S. beef supply ...
Apr 30, 2024
Rural Americans are at higher risk of early death than urbanites: CDC
Steve Prorak/EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data...
Apr 30, 2024
New guidance drops breast cancer screening age to 40 for women with average risk
andresr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for most women of average risk in a report published ...
Apr 30, 2024
More than 150 people in West Virginia exposed to measles: Health officials
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- About 152 people across 30 counties in West Virginia have been exposed to measles, state health officials said Friday.Earlier this week, th...
Apr 26, 2024
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments found in milk samples
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the count...
Apr 25, 2024