Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Some school districts bring back mask mandates to stem spread of COVID, flu and RSV
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Several schools are bringing back mask mandates to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. In New Jersey, two school districts said ...
Dec 30, 2022
Sisters celebrate anniversary of kidney donation that's lasted a remarkable 50 years
Courtesy of Carolyn Rogers and Patti Rogers Harris(NEW YORK) -- Two sisters are celebrating a very special anniversary this year: the 50th anniversary of one donating her kidney to the other. Usually ...
Dec 30, 2022
House investigation finds FDA, drug firm Biogen ignored internal concerns for Alzheimer's drug
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- A congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's review process for an Alzheimer's treatment found that the agency "deviated" from...
Dec 29, 2022
How a stranger helped three Buffalo nurses get to work during the historic storm
Courtesy of Ally Maderer(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- When the historic Buffalo, New York, storm stranded nurses at home, they turned to a stranger in a snowmobile club to give them an unconventional ride to wor...
Dec 29, 2022
Reporter shares husband's journey from terminal brain cancer to remission
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- One reporter decided to get personal on air in order to give hope to others who may need it. Diane Pathieu said she was told her husband Nick Adamski only had a year to live. Tha...
Dec 29, 2022
Expert tips to make New Year's resolutions that last
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While most people can keep up with their New Year's resolutions through the first days of January, it is those days and weeks throughout the rest of th...
Dec 29, 2022
Mom who lost 100 pounds and became a champion powerlifter shares her tip to make a change
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Tamara Walcott, a 38-year-old mother of two from Columbia, Maryland, said that if anyone had told her five years ago she'd be a world champion powerlifter, she would have laughed...
Dec 29, 2022
Practicing hygge can help you beat the 'winter blues': Here's how
Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Danish concept of "hygge," or “coziness,” can help fend off the seasonal blues. Spending time with loved ones and creating a cozy ambienc...
Dec 28, 2022
Tips for resetting your mental health in 2023
adamkaz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The new year is less than a week away and, for some, that may come as a relief. The holiday season can be stressful for many with all the planning, traveling and shop...
Dec 27, 2022
Misinformation on RSV, flu spread online: What parents need to know
Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As parents and caregivers try to cope with the spread of flu, RSV and COVID-19 in what health experts are calling a "tripledemic," some may look online f...
Dec 23, 2022
