Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Not enough moms seek help for postpartum depression. Will the new pill help?
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Khadija Hines struggled with feelings of depression after the birth of her third child. "There was no sunshine, a lot of dark moments," Hines told ABC News. "My family...
Aug 14, 2023
How the Maui wildfires are affecting people's physical and mental health
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The aftermath of the Maui wildfires may have a significant mental and physical health toll. Dangerous wildfires -- fueled by dry conditi...
Aug 11, 2023
"Pretty Little Liars" star talks weight gain, experience with PCOS
Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Actress Sasha Pieterse is sharing more details of a health issue she faced while starring on the hit TV show Pretty Little Liars as a teen. Pieterse, no...
Aug 11, 2023
Nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2022, a record-high number: CDC
Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A total of 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. This is a 2.6% increase from 48,...
Aug 10, 2023
Amazon-owned One Medical begins opening new locations across US
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amazon is beginning to open new locations of the primary care provider One Medical, which it acquired earlier this year, as the tech giant moves into the...
Aug 09, 2023
Red Cross implements FDA policy allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood
Elke Meitzel/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- More gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood after the American Red Cross announced Monday it would follow recent guidelines from the U.S. Food and D...
Aug 09, 2023
EG.5 now dominant COVID variant in US. Here's what to know
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new variant now makes up a plurality of COVID-19 cases in the United States, federal data shows. EG.5, an offshoot of the omicron varia...
Aug 08, 2023
Weight loss drug Wegovy found to lower risk of heart attack, stroke
bymuratdeniz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A popular drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for weight loss also has heart benefits, according to preliminary results of a new study release...
Aug 08, 2023
Five things to know about first-ever FDA-approved pill for postpartum depression
FatCamera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new medication just approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could revolutionize the treatment of postpartum depression, a condition that affects as many...
Aug 08, 2023
Two patients receive double-lung transplants due to rare 'flipped organs' condition
skaman306/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two Illinois patients have successfully undergone double-lung transplants after being born with "flipped organs." Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer, 50, and Yaha...
Aug 07, 2023