Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Mom's C-section message aims to reduce 'shame or judgement' attached to giving birth
blueshot/iStock(NEW YORK) -- By sharing her C-section journey, a mom of two is hoping to raise conversations on the stigma behind delivery methods while amplifying more support for women. "I guess I d...
Apr 13, 2021
Black women turn to doulas as maternal mortality crisis deepens
Black Parent Initiative(NEW YORK) -- Naomi, a 37-year-old Black woman from Portland, Oregon, will have a doula by her side when she gives birth to her seventh child, a daughter, later this month. By u...
Apr 13, 2021
Duchess Meghan to miss Prince Philip funeral: What pregnant women should know about traveling amid pandemic
Samir Hussein/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry traveled solo to the United Kingdom over the weekend to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99. Harry's wife,...
Apr 13, 2021
UK COVID variant more transmissible but may not be more deadly, new studies indicate
iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn(LONDON) -- Two new British studies suggest that the B.1.1.7 variant is more transmissible than the original COVID-19 variants; however, it does not appear to be more deadly or...
Apr 12, 2021
In rare instances, South Africa variant may evade Pfizer vaccine, researchers say
iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn(NEW YORK) -- The first real-world study pitting COVID-19 variants against the Pfizer vaccine showed that the variant first detected in South Africa may be able to evade some v...
Apr 12, 2021
Postpartum nurse and mom shares her top tips for new parents
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Bringing home a bundle of joy isn't always a walk in the park, but one nurse and soon-to-be mom of four, Karrie Locher, is making it easy for moms about to welcome their newborns...
Apr 12, 2021
US vaccinations are increasing, but what happened to COVID-19 testing?
hocus-focus/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As more Americans get vaccinated, the urgency to get a COVID-19 test is steadily declining despite the Biden administration promising there would be a "wartime undertak...
Apr 12, 2021
Lost taste and smell from COVID-19? A new cookbook aims to help
AsiaVision/iStock(NEW YORK) - One of the most common COVID-19 symptoms is the loss of taste and smell. For some people, those symptoms can last weeks. Now, a new cookbook aims to help people recover s...
Apr 10, 2021
Baby heads home after nearly 700 days in hospital
Francesca Garnetti(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) -- A Michigan baby is now home with her family after a hospital stay that lasted 694 days. Valentina Garnetti was diagnosed in utero with hypoplastic left heart sy...
Apr 09, 2021
What to know about expected but rare 'breakthrough' COVID cases
RyanKing999/iStock(NEW YORK) -- With one in four adults in the United States now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, health departments and scientific studies have documented what's known as "breakthro...
Apr 09, 2021
