Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Twenty-two sets of twins tried both vegan and meat diets. Here's how their health fared
Oscar Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the long-running debate on whether a meat-free or meat-filled diet promotes better health, a new study is giving weight to the benefits of a meat-free diet. Res...
Dec 06, 2023
What to expect after CVS changes drug pricing formula
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- CVS is the latest pharmacy to change its drug pricing formula, a move it said would increase transparency and simplify costs. The company will now base drug cost...
Dec 05, 2023
Woman says Ozempic helped her stop drinking: Here's what the research says about how it may work
Courtesy Christie Martin(NEW YORK) -- Nearly one year ago, Christie Martin, a mom and realtor in Las Vegas, said she started taking Ozempic to help her lose weight. Martin, 58, told ABC News' Good Mor...
Dec 05, 2023
Cantaloupes linked to deadly salmonella outbreak in 34 states, CDC reports new hospitalizations
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers about a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to some cantaloupes. The CDC published anot...
Dec 01, 2023
No link to foreign country with pneumonia outbreak in Ohio county: Medical director
ATU Images/Getty Images(MASON, Ohio) -- A county in Ohio has recorded 142 cases of pediatric pneumonia since August, caused by a mix of known infections, including common cold, strep and a bacterial i...
Dec 01, 2023
Suicides by firearm reach all-time high, rising 11% since 2019: CDC
Mats Silvan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Suicides by firearm have reached an all-time high, increasing 11% between 2019 and 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
Nov 30, 2023
Gen Z, millennial women face historic headwinds when it comes to their health: Report
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Progress in women's health since the 1960s is backsliding, with millennial and Gen Z women facing heightened risks to their physical well-being and safety co...
Nov 30, 2023
Biden administration to send free COVID tests to schools nationwide this winter
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In another effort to get Americans to test for COVID-19 this winter, the Biden administration announced it would begin distributing tests for free to all sc...
Nov 29, 2023
Number of suicides in the US in 2022 reaches record level: CDC
xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The number of suicides in the United States has hit a record high, new provisional federal data shows. In 2022, an estimated 49,449 people died by suicide, which is 3%...
Nov 29, 2023
US life expectancy rose in 2022 due to fewer deaths linked to COVID-19: CDC
National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System(NEW YORK) -- After two consecutive years of declines, life expectancy in the United States increased between 2021 and 2022, new ...
Nov 29, 2023