Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Black women find solutions to end racial health care disparity
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Heide Spence, a mother of two, said she does not remember a time in her life since getting her first menstrual cycle at age 10 when she did not suffer fr...
Feb 16, 2022
Nearly 1,500 NYC municipal workers fired for not being vaccinated against COVID
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 1,500 New York City municipal workers have been fired over their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. That number repres...
Feb 15, 2022
Kids using screens more than recommended, new study finds
Gravity Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The majority of children under age 5 are getting more screen time than is recommended by pediatricians, new research shows. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...
Feb 15, 2022
Mom shares warning after 5-month-old develops hair tourniquet syndrome
Sara Ward(NEW YORK) -- A Missouri mom is warning fellow parents about a rare condition caused by a strand of hair that sent her 5-month-old son to the emergency room. Sara Ward, from St. Louis, shared...
Feb 15, 2022
How this 75-year-old woman lost over 60 pounds, became a fitness influencer
@TrainWithJoan/Instagram(NEW YORK) -- Joan MacDonald went from struggling with stairs to being a fitness influencer on Instagram with more than one million followers -- and she did it while in her 70s...
Feb 15, 2022
Where to find free at-home COVID test kits in New York City
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York City began distributing free, at-home COVID-19 test kits across the five boroughs Monday. Tests, made by the company Flowflex, will be avail...
Feb 14, 2022
Susan Lucci opens up about undergoing second heart procedure
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for American Heart Association(NEW YORK) -- Actress Susan Lucci is opening up about her battle with heart disease. The 75-year-old, best known for her role as Erica Kane on t...
Feb 14, 2022
FDA authorizes new monoclonal antibody treatment to fight omicron
Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, shown to hold up against the omicron variant and BA.2...
Feb 11, 2022
FDA postpones review of Pfizer data on vaccine for kids under 5
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed its review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. “We realized now,...
Feb 11, 2022
Less than 1% of NYC's municipal workers face termination Friday over vaccine status
Noam Galai/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- About 4,000 New York City municipal workers are facing termination Friday for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Less than 1% of the city's workforce will lose...
Feb 11, 2022
