Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
What the trans care recommendations from the NHS England report mean
Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) -- A new report commissioned by the National Health Service England advocates for further research on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and young adults.Dr. Hill...
Apr 11, 2024
What juice sodas, prebiotic beverages a nutritionist would actually drink and why
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- From Whole Foods to corner bodegas, fizzy juice drinks from fruity seltzers to reduced-sugar sodas that boast prebiotic and digestive support have exploded in popularity.But what...
Apr 11, 2024
Eight-year-old viral social media star raises awareness for ARFID through food tastings
Family photo(NEW YORK) -- Eight-year-old Hannah is winning over audiences and raising awareness for a rare but serious disorder one bite at a time.Hannah, along with her mother Michelle, has gone vira...
Apr 10, 2024
EPA announces first national standard limiting 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a new rule mandating the first-ever national standard for the presence of so-called "forever chemicals" in d...
Apr 10, 2024
Boy, 12, describes four-year battle with 'invisible' disease of long COVID
Meredith Eubanks(NEW YORK) -- Theo Huot de Saint-Albin was a 9-year-old elementary school student when he first contracted COVID-19 in July 2020, near the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Four years ...
Apr 10, 2024
Some Aruba Aloe hand sanitizer, gel products recalled due to warnings of methanol contamination
FDA(NEW YORK) -- Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. has issued a voluntary recall of some of its hand sanitizer products due to the presence of alcohol denatured with methanol, which poses significant health risks ...
Apr 10, 2024
About one-third of socially vulnerable women missing recommended mammograms: CDC
SDI Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of women between ages 50 and 74 are not receiving life-saving mammograms, according to new federal data.Researchers from the Centers for Disease Con...
Apr 09, 2024
Doctor explains new study on salt substitutes, plus swaps to decrease sodium
Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study evaluating older adults with a high risk of heart attacks or strokes has found that salt substitutions may be linked to a lower risk of death, sp...
Apr 09, 2024
Harvard team makes solar eclipse accessible to visually impaired
Getty Images - STOCK(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- As many turn their eyes to the skies to watch the solar eclipse, some with vision impairment are turning their ears to a new gadget.The LightSound is a 3D-pri...
Apr 08, 2024
Florida's six-week abortion ban 'catastrophic for the region,' activist says
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Despite abortion being on the November ballot in Florida, pro-abortion groups say a six-week ban going into effect next month will have devastating consequences for ...
Apr 04, 2024