Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
After fears of 'tripledemic,' RSV on the downturn as flu and COVID pick up
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Despite fears of a potential "tripledemic," at least one of three viruses circulating in the United States seems to be trending downward. Cases of respirato...
Dec 16, 2022
CDC study confirms not getting updated COVID booster leaves Americans vulnerable this winter
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The new bivalent COVID booster this fall was relatively 80% effective at keeping older adults out of the hospital due to complications from the virus compared to...
Dec 16, 2022
New poll shows why some adults aren't getting the COVID booster
d3sign/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- About four in 10 adults say they've gotten the new bivalent booster or will get it as soon as they can, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccin...
Dec 16, 2022
Prince Harry believes stress of tabloid lawsuit contributed to Meghan's miscarriage: What to know about stress and pregnancy loss
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, open up in the final episode of their Netflix docuseries about their pregnancy loss, which they say happened in ...
Dec 15, 2022
COVID-19 in Los Angeles: Why experts think it may be time to bring back masks
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over the last few weeks, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been steadily increasing in Los Angeles County. Public health experts told ABC News that ...
Dec 15, 2022
What to know about ascending aortic aneurysm after Grant Wahl's sudden death at the World Cup
Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition. Wahl, ...
Dec 15, 2022
Fetuses can be vulnerable to climate change, air pollution exposure, says researcher
Jennifer Cantley at home with her children. - ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In Carson City, Nevada, one family is choosing to spend more time indoors because they said smoke from wildfires and soaring tempera...
Dec 14, 2022
Two-year-old hospitalized with RSV spent eight days on ventilator
ABC News(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- A mother is speaking out about how dangerous respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, can be as her 2-year-old battles the disease. Jazlynmae Gonzalez just spent her birthda...
Dec 14, 2022
States that banned abortion already had high maternal death rates and fewer doctors: Study
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- States that imposed strict abortion laws this year were already more likely to have significantly higher maternal and infant death rates as well as fewer doctors pro...
Dec 14, 2022
More than 3,500 Americans have died from long COVID during pandemic: CDC
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 3,500 Americans have died from long COVID-related illnesses, according to new federal data. The report, published early Wednesday by the Centers f...
Dec 14, 2022
