Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
'Concerning' drop in blood donor turnout as hospital demand increases, Red Cross says
hapabapa/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Blood donations and supply levels have reached alarming lows, as blood centers say they see increased demand from hospitals. Getting donations has been a challenge through...
Apr 15, 2021
What to know about individuals getting rare but severe blood clots from J & J vaccine
simon2579/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Of the roughly 7 million people who have been safely vaccinated and protected from COVID-19 with the single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, there have been six confi...
Apr 15, 2021
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor fulfilling dream of competing in Ironman World Championship
Brian Kozera(NEW YORK) -- When he was 36, Brian Kozera heard a word he never expected to hear from a doctor: cancer. Six years later, Kozera, a police officer and dad, is now preparing to fulfill his ...
Apr 15, 2021
CDC panel calls to keep J&J vaccine pause in place, collect more data
csraphotography/iStockAn independent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel that convened Wednesday to review Johnson & Johnson vaccine data adjourned without voting on a new recommendation,...
Apr 14, 2021
These four sisters are all expecting to give birth within months of each other
Pekic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The miracle of life was just quadrupled for this family in northern California. Haley Andrews, Katie DeAngelis, Amy Gossett and Caroline Toth are four sisters close in age --...
Apr 14, 2021
Colleges that intended to vaccinate students with J&J navigate the temporary pause
MarsBars/iStock(NEW YORK) -- For colleges and universities, the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot has been the simplest solution for quickly and fully vaccinating students who will soon dispers...
Apr 14, 2021
Next time your kids are fighting, try a 'toy draft'
Mariko Fairly/parenting_fairly(NEW YORK) -- A mother of two has come up with a unique solution for when her kids are squabbling over the same toy. Mariko Fairly is a California-based parent coach and ...
Apr 14, 2021
Worried about your J&J COVID vaccine as shots are paused? Don't be, experts say.
narvikk/iStock By OLIVIA DAVIES, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Federal health officials on Tuesday ordered a temporary stop on administering COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson after reports of si...
Apr 13, 2021
Pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccines shows monitoring system is working: Experts
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Federal health agencies called for a pause on the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday after six people in the United States develope...
Apr 13, 2021
Clinics pop up to treat lingering COVID-19 symptoms
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations accelerates, millions of Americans are planning for life after the pandemic. But for people with lingering symptoms -- patients ...
Apr 13, 2021
