Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
16 people sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef: CDC
Jason Dean/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than a dozen people across four states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Jul 25, 2023
White House to push private insurance companies to cover mental health care
xijian/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's administration plans to try to force private insurance companies to offer the same coverage for mental health services as they do for physical ...
Jul 25, 2023
In fight for World Cup title, US Women's National Team focuses on mental health
Hannah Peters/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the U.S. Women's National Team tries for a history-making third consecutive World Cup, the team's focus will also be on a critically important cause, mental ...
Jul 24, 2023
Watching TV as a kid linked to high blood pressure and obesity as an adult: Study
TravelCouples/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The amount of time that young people spend watching screens -- instead of physical activity like sports, hikes or gardening -- could be linked to health issues ...
Jul 24, 2023
Beat the heat with these viral TikTok cooling hacks
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With millions around the U.S. under heat alerts, it's no wonder cooling hacks have racked up over 53 million views on TikTok. Here are some of the viral ways to stay cool as the ...
Jul 24, 2023
New guidance suggests skipping Ozempic before surgery
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In recent years, Ozempic and other similar drugs, called GLP-1 agonists, have grown in popularity for weight loss. However, doctors are now cautioning people ...
Jul 22, 2023
Mom who documented ovarian cancer battle on TikTok dies at 30: What to know about the deadly disease
taylorodlozil/Instagram(NEW YORK) -- The death of a 30-year-old mom who battled ovarian cancer for eight years has put a spotlight on the deadly disease, and its impact on young women. Haley Odlozil's...
Jul 21, 2023
How AI is being used to detect, treat cancer -- and the potential risks for patients
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Artificial intelligence, or AI, is continuing to expand into many areas of our lives and one of those is cancer detection. Researchers are using machine-learning t...
Jul 21, 2023
Headers linked to memory issues, raising questions about soccer safety as the World Cup kicks off
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the Women's World Cup kicking off this week, the focus of the sports world turns to soccer -- the most popular sport in the world and one continuing to ...
Jul 20, 2023
US halts funding access to Wuhan lab at heart of COVID-19 origins debate
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The virus lab at the heart of the contentious debate around COVID-19’s origins has been cut off from U.S. funding opportunities for likely violating Natio...
Jul 20, 2023