Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
With growing popularity of new weight loss drugs, doctors emphasize potential risks
bymuratdeniz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When researchers learned that a class of drugs initially used to treat type 2 diabetes could also bring weight loss, the drugs Victoza and Ozempic gained popular...
Jan 19, 2023
Gender-affirming care for trans youth improves mental health: Study
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves the mental health of transgender adolescents and teenagers, a new study released Wednesday in the New England Journal ...
Jan 19, 2023
Mental health expert questions forced hospitalization of New York's homeless
Vitor P. Teixeira/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams contended that the city's strategy for combating homeless and mental health issues needed a bold reform. But after proposing ...
Jan 19, 2023
Walgreens, Rite Aid drop purchasing restrictions on children's over-the-counter medicine
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Pharmacies have announced they are dropping their restrictions on how much over-the-counter cold medication for children that customers can buy. Due to a respir...
Jan 18, 2023
Reducing overall calories may promote weight loss more effectively than intermittent fasting: Study
Oscar Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Calorie restriction may be more effective at promoting weight loss than intermittent fasting, based on findings from a multi-site study published in the Journal of...
Jan 18, 2023
Moderna says its RSV vaccine for older adults is 84% effective at preventing serious illness
Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine for older adults was about 84% effective at preventing serious illness, according to data...
Jan 17, 2023
Woman claims she got HPV-related cancer after nail salon visit
Eugen Tamas / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A California woman is speaking out after a routine manicure resulted in her developing an infection that turned into a form of cancer that can be cured, e...
Jan 17, 2023
Women are speaking up about bar safety after rise in drugging across the US
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Mia Mainville was at a Denver bar surrounded by friends when she said a stranger put drugs in her drink on New Year's Eve. “I was not able to focus on anybody, I was not ab...
Jan 17, 2023
Several celebrities test positive for COVID after Golden Globes
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of the Golden Globes last week, several celebrities said they have tested positive for COVID-19. Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Pfeiffer are ...
Jan 16, 2023
Blood test could help predict which patients with colon cancer need chemotherapy after surgery: Study
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A blood test under study may soon be able to help many patients with colon cancer decide whether they need chemotherapy after surgery, or if they can safely ski...
Jan 16, 2023
