Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio

EzriCare(NEW YORK) -- Two types of artificial tears eye drops have been voluntarily recalled following 55 reports of adverse use effects, including eye infections, vision loss and even a bloodstream i...

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Many were stunned when videos were released of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, being beaten to death by five Memphis police officers during a traffic sto...

d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Shoppers have seen significant price spikes on eggs as of late and since everyone wants to make the most of their hard-earned money, there are a few simple rules and t...

Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When the highly infectious Mpox virus, formerly called Monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency in August of last year, more than 450 p...

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new warning from the Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven mpox "medication" and...

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The growing popularity of drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, has raised new questions about what...

Icy Macload/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the nation still in the grips of an opioid epidemic that began decades ago, the crisis has deepened in recent years with the introduction of fentanyl, a synt...

Gladys Gonzales and her 10-year-old daughter Caitlyne Gonzales. - Courtesy of Gonzales family(UVALDE, Texas) -- Gladys Gonzales says she felt the urgent need within hours to find mental health service...

Pavlina Popovska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The amount of time babies spend watching computer, TV and phone screens in their first year of life may be indirectly linked to lower cognitive skills later ...

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On May 11, the U.S. will no longer officially be in a COVID-19 emergency for the first time since the pandemic began three years ago. While hundreds of ...