Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Why you should wait a few days before taking an at-home COVID test if you’re sick
Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The best time to take an at-home COVID-19 test is on the fourth day of having symptoms, according to a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases...
Oct 02, 2023
Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 credits clinical trial with saving her life
Courtesy Kate Korson(NEW YORK) -- Kate Korson was living out her dream of caring for rescue horses in Colorado and preparing to celebrate her 34th birthday when she said she received a surprising diag...
Oct 02, 2023
Military family worries they can't afford child's lifesaving medications if government shuts down
Courtesy the Carrigg family(WASHINGTON) -- For one military family, the consequences of a partial government shutdown would be dire: It could mean not affording treatments and medications for their ch...
Sep 29, 2023
New consumer warning about websites selling drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro used for weight loss
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid the high cost and rising popularity of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, pharmacists and medical doctors are warning consumers a...
Sep 28, 2023
An FDA committee said one type of nasal decongestant doesn't work, but experts say here's what does
Jennifer A Smith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over-the-counter agents to treat upper respiratory symptoms like nasal congestion make up a multi-billion-dollar business. But recently, a Food and Drug Admi...
Sep 28, 2023
Free at-home COVID tests from the US government are back. Here's how to get them
Tim Sheehan/The Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration this week relaunched the website where Americans can once again order free at-home COVID t...
Sep 27, 2023
Mom says bullying led to her daughter's suicide. Now she's trying to help save other kids
nazarethman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Brittany Tichenor remembers her daughter Isabella, whom she called Izzy, as the "sweetest person" she has ever met, someone who was resilient and amazing, a 10-ye...
Sep 27, 2023
Almost half of US adults plan to get new COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds
IMAGINESTOCK/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly half of all adults in the United States plan to get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine, according to results from a survey released Wednesday. The lat...
Sep 27, 2023
What one year in space does to the body as NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returns home
NASA(NEW YORK) -- After 371 days in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is returning to Earth Wednesday. The 47-year-old broke the record for the longest time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut earlier ...
Sep 27, 2023
Genetically modified mosquitoes and vaccines -- what you need to know about dengue fever
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than three million cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Americas this year with over 882 in the United States, according to the Centers for ...
Sep 27, 2023