Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Grand jury declines to indict Ohio woman facing charges after she miscarried
Matei Brancoveanu / 500px / Getty Images(WARREN, Ohio) -- A grand jury decided Thursday not to indict an Ohio woman on allegations that she mishandled the remains of a fetus after miscarrying her preg...
Jan 11, 2024
Michael Strahan's daughter battles brain tumor: What to know about medulloblastoma
Heidi Gutman/ABC(NEW YORK) -- For the past two months, Michael Strahan's 19-year-old daughter Isabella has faced a private health battle, fighting medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Isabella Stra...
Jan 11, 2024
Massive amounts of tiny plastics found in bottled drinking water, study finds
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Drinking more water every day is a healthy habit, but a new study has raised concerns about the container you should sip from. Researchers from Columbia Uni...
Jan 11, 2024
Decades after earliest government warnings against smoking, officials torn on menthol ban
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Aides to President Joe Biden remain divided on a plan to ban menthol cigarette sales, according to several people familiar with the matter who say co...
Jan 11, 2024
Overall rates of stroke decreasing, but racial inequity worsens for Black Americans, new study finds
Maskot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Although rates of strokes in the adult population have generally decreased over the last several decades, the racial inequity gap persists, according to a new stu...
Jan 10, 2024
Lifesaving AEDs are being increasingly mandated across states -- but bystanders aren't using them, study finds
AED are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly. CREDIT: Boy_Anupong/G...
Jan 10, 2024
Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week?
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than three years into the pandemic, hundreds of Americans are still dying from COVID-19 every week. For the week ending Dec. 9, the last week of...
Jan 10, 2024
Going 'keto'? Here's everything to know about the trendy ketogenic diet
lacaosa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The ketogenic diet, described as “Atkins on steroids” for its focus on foods high in fat and low in carbohydrates, is an increasingly popular diet. If you...
Jan 10, 2024
Are sesame seeds a superfood? Health benefits explained by a nutritionist
Martin Hospach/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- "Superfood" has become a bit of a culinary buzzword, most often used by brands or influencers to sell more products with possibly empty promises. However, ther...
Jan 10, 2024
Philadelphia health officials are tracking a measles outbreak: What to know
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia Department of Health is tracking a measles outbreak in the city, with eight confirmed cases as of Monday. Health offic...
Jan 09, 2024