Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio

First RSV vaccine could be approved this summer
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After decades of research, a first-of-its kind vaccine designed to protect newborns against RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, could be approved by A...
Haley Yamada and Sony Salzman, ABC News Feb 22, 2023

Ohio abortion rights groups file language for proposed constitutional amendment
Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, OH) -- Abortion rights supporters in Ohio took the first step Tuesday in potentially getting the issue on the ballot in November in a statewide election...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

Ohio governor sips water from East Palestine homes in bid to prove it's safe
ABC News(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- Standing around her kitchen sink, East Palestine, Ohio, resident Carolyn Brown told Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and other officials that it...
Sasha Pezenik, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

"GMA" co-anchor Robin Roberts celebrates 10th anniversary of return after bone marrow transplant
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- ABC News' Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts said she is "beaming in gratitude" as she marks the 10th anniversary of her return to GMA after undergoing a lifesaving bon...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

Family shares warning after 11-year-old boy dies after injuring his ankle on treadmill
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A relative of an 11-year-old boy who died after injuring his ankle on a treadmill is speaking out to share a warning about his health condition. Je...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

What it means to enter hospice care as Jimmy Carter elects to stop medical treatment
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over the weekend, former President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care, the Carter Center announced. The center said in a statement that the old...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 20, 2023

Medical clinic to open in Ohio town after toxic train derailment
Camelia Ciocirlan / 500px/Getty Images(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- A medical clinic is opening Tuesday in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials and toxic ch...
Mary Kekatos, ABC News Feb 20, 2023

Fifth person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV. Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers ...
Dr. Kaviya Sathyakumar, ABC News Feb 20, 2023

Mom meets woman who saved son's life with bone marrow donation
Keesha Wilson(NEW YORK) -- Alika Jones was one of hundreds of Southeastern Louisiana University students who signed up for the Be The Match bone marrow registry during a homecoming drive in 2013. Four...
Danielle Genet and Haley Yamada, ABC News Feb 20, 2023

Abbott under investigation by SEC and FTC for infant formula business
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Abbott is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, in relation to their infant ...
Sasha Pezenik, ABC News Feb 19, 2023
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and marketing. By continuing to use this service, you agree to use cookies by us and our third-party service providers as described in the Privacy Policy.
