Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
FDA warns against 'very unsafe' social media trends targeted at teenagers
Government Accountability Office(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and teens about "very unsafe" social media trends, including a recent one that has begun trending onli...
Sep 21, 2022
"GMA" marks 10 years since Robin Roberts' lifesaving bone marrow transplant
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Robin Roberts is no stranger to facing adversity. She received a breast cancer diagnosis in 2007 and then a diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare blood disorder tha...
Sep 21, 2022
Nearly one in four Flint residents may have PTSD after water crisis, study finds
Sarah Rice/Getty Images, FILE(FLINT, Mich.) -- Five years after a water crisis rocked Flint, Michigan, a significant number of residents are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression...
Sep 20, 2022
Experts say elimination of monkeypox possible but containment still a challenge
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- There are early signs that new monkeypox cases are slowing down in the U.S. Experts are optimistic that the virus can be completely eliminated from the ...
Sep 20, 2022
CDC: 4 in 5 US pregnancy-related deaths are preventable
Cavan Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...
Sep 19, 2022
Families reflect on the pandemic’s long-term impact on students’ learning
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- It's the first day of fourth grade for Yara Valerio. As her mother, Emma Mercado, packs her lunch in the kitchen, Yara is finishing up her remaining summer school homework in the...
Sep 19, 2022
On National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, doctors raise the alarm on physician deaths
Coolpicture/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Even as healthcare professionals battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 300 Americans dying each day on average from the virus, doctors n...
Sep 17, 2022
Best to get new booster before Halloween, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Jha says
Cheyenne Haslett/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- To optimize protection ahead of another pandemic winter, White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday people should consider getting the newly-upda...
Sep 16, 2022
New mom diagnosed with temporary facial paralysis aims to spread awareness
ABC (NEW YORK) -- Of all the planning that comes with being a new mom, one woman hadn’t planned for a surprise diagnosis of a neurological condition – just weeks before her due date. Now, ...
Sep 16, 2022
National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall
Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection r...
Sep 16, 2022
