Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Advancements in medical care could be saving lives amid conflicts around the world
ABC NewsPerforming medicine can be difficult in any setting but perhaps no more challenging than during a humanitarian crisis. Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are often performing und...
Dec 10, 2023
15 states seeing 'high' or 'very high' levels of respiratory illness: CDC
MoMo Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...
Dec 08, 2023
COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among oldest and youngest Americans
Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- For nearly a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing following weeks of decline and relatively low levels throughout the summer, according to data ...
Dec 08, 2023
Antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections spreading in Ukraine amid war with Russia, CDC says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK ) -- Dangerous antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are spreading among patients in Ukraine amid the country's war with Russia, new federal data shows. High rates of a...
Dec 07, 2023
One in five patients travel to other states for abortion care, according to new data
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of patients in the U.S. traveling out of state to obtain abortion care has doubled since 2020. Nearly one in five patients in the first half of 2023 trave...
Dec 07, 2023
Free at-home testing and treatments now available for COVID and flu through federal program
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Eligible adults can now receive free at-home rapid tests, telehealth sessions and at-home treatments for both COVID and influenza through a newly expanded f...
Dec 07, 2023
Biden administration pulls back from banning menthol cigarettes
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is putting off its plan to ban menthol cigarettes until next March after an aggressive lobbying push by civil rights groups -- some spon...
Dec 07, 2023
Woman is suing Texas over its abortion bans because she wants to be a mother again
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Texas mother of two says she "desperately" wants a chance to try for a third child but is in jeopardy of losing her uterus due to Texas' abortion bans. She i...
Dec 07, 2023
How scientists are tracking mosquitoes that could be carrying deadly diseases
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tracking one of the deadliest living beings on Earth will be the key to saving thousands of lives each year, researchers at the University of South Florida ...
Dec 06, 2023
Biden's plan to remove lead water lines may benefit these states the most
Tim Graham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Biden administration recently announced a proposal that would require all lead water service pipes to replaced in the United States within the next decade. The...
Dec 06, 2023