Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Moms react to viral TikTok video showing labor, delivery nurses mocking pregnant patients
Courtesy Alexis Evans(NEW YORK) -- Mothers are speaking out after four labor and delivery nurses from Emory Healthcare were disciplined following a TikTok video that appeared to show them making fun o...
Dec 14, 2022
Officials urge mask-wearing as ‘tripledemic’ grows: What parents should know
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the so-called "tripledemic" of flu, RSV and COVID-19 continues across the United States, health officials are encouraging people to wear face masks...
Dec 14, 2022
People may not always get helpful weight loss advice from their doctors, study finds
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Maintaining a healthy weight has numerous health benefits, but primary care doctors may not always give specific, effective weight loss advice to their patien...
Dec 13, 2022
Fauci credits passion, genetics for his long career as he reflects on 50 years of service
Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After 50 years, serving seven presidents, spearheading a response to HIV/AIDS, Zika, Ebola and a novel coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down from his ...
Dec 13, 2022
As Dr. Anthony Fauci leaves public service, he fears health misinformation
Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC(NEW YORK) -- After over 50 years working in public service, Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down at the end of the month, though he's not retiring. Fauci told ABC News he wants to ...
Dec 13, 2022
Moms forced to make 'tough' decisions amid 'tripledemic'
Courtesy of Vanessa Desani/Abigail Murray(NEW YORK) -- Parents across social media are speaking out about their families' firsthand experiences as the ongoing "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial vi...
Dec 13, 2022
COVID hospitalizations at least 3 times higher among seniors than other age groups: CDC
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations among seniors are at least three times higher than any other age group, according to data from the Centers for Disease Cont...
Dec 12, 2022
Climate change brings health issues, challenges for pregnant women
juanma hache/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Dr. Santosh Pandipati has seen up close the impact of climate change on his personal and professional life. “I've taken care of patients who've had to fle...
Dec 12, 2022
One teen's search for a bone marrow match leads to unlikely friendship
ABC(NEW YORK) -- Justice Brooks is 19 years old and a majority of his lifetime has been spent searching for a bone marrow donor. “I always knew that I had a medical condition and that … m...
Dec 12, 2022
How US came back from mpox outbreak
Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A couple of months ago, the mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the United States. Cases were, in some inst...
Dec 11, 2022
