Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Amazon launches new prescription home delivery service: Who is eligible and how much it costs
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The new service, called RxPass, gives users access to 60 generic medications treating more than 80 of the most common health conditions, including high blood pre...
Jan 24, 2023
The psychology behind what comes over people to disarm shooters
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Potentially more lives were saved Sunday when a man disarmed the alleged Monterey Park, California shooter after he had allegedly killed 11 people and wounded n...
Jan 24, 2023
FDA proposes most Americans receive one annual COVID vaccine, similar to flu
Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a new COVID-19 vaccine strategy that would see Americans getting a single ann...
Jan 23, 2023
Some cheaper egg alternatives may be healthy but don't match an egg's nutritional value
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Eggs prices are on the rise due to an ongoing avian flu outbreak limiting supply, and while they are still safe to eat, many people are seeking alternatives to keep co...
Jan 23, 2023
DOJ: Salt Lake City plastic surgeon among four charged in alleged COVID vaccine card scheme
mixetto/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A plastic surgeon and three others in Utah were charged with allegedly selling people seeking fraudulent COVID-19 immunization records an estimated $97,000 wort...
Jan 23, 2023
Idaho woman shares 19-day miscarriage on TikTok, says state's abortion laws prevented her from getting care
GETTY/David Sacks(IDAHO) -- An Idaho woman who documented her 19-day miscarriage on social media said it was days before she could receive care due to the state's strict abortion laws. Carmen Bro...
Jan 21, 2023
New USDA rule strengthens integrity of foods labeled 'organic'
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Starting in March, a new rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will go into effect for foods labeled organic. The agency announced an update to the Natio...
Jan 20, 2023
Alfalfa sprouts recalled for possible E. coli after FDA testing
Michael Duva/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Fullei Fresh has issued a voluntary recall of alfalfa sprouts after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted an unannounced inspection that found a strain...
Jan 19, 2023
Reports of children poisoned with marijuana edibles spike in Mississippi, state medical center says
Julia Naue/picture alliance via Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Reports of children in Mississippi who found and ate marijuana-laced candies and chocolates at home resulting in emergency room visits i...
Jan 19, 2023
Why the spice cabinet could secretly store more bacteria than you think
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Spice jars are among the top germ-ridden surfaces in the kitchen, according to a recent study. The study, commissioned by the Department of Agriculture's Food Safet...
Jan 19, 2023
