Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
New study focuses on what happens if you stay on weight loss drug Wegovy for years
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid the growing popularity of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, one question has remained for users, what h...
May 20, 2024
Menopause, women's health focus of new book by Dr. Sharon Malone
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Sharon Malone, a board-certified OB/GYN, is on a mission to help women understand the importance of critical thinking when it comes to health products. She advise...
May 17, 2024
Infant takes first breaths on her own after undergoing rare double lung transplant
XiXinXing/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- A 6-month-old girl born with a life-threatening lung disorder is now breathing on her own thanks to a rare double lung transplant.Kylie Overfield was placed on a ven...
May 17, 2024
Major disparities exist in women of color's access to breast cancer care, report finds
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A major new report shows stark disparities in breast cancer care, with non-white Americans and those without health insurance far less likely to b...
May 16, 2024
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal data published Wednesday showed.An estimated 107,543 America...
May 15, 2024
Why a Texas divorce case could impact IVF care in the state
fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An acrimonious divorce between a Texas couple fighting over their frozen embryos could end up having an impact on in vitro fertilization care in the entire state, an...
May 15, 2024
Canadian wildfire smoke preparedness: How to make a DIY air purifier
Brais Seara/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The damage of wildfires can expand far beyond the active blaze, as toxic smoke from Canadian wildfires crosses borders, enters homes and triggers health concerns,...
May 14, 2024
KP.2 is now the dominant COVID variant. Experts say US may see a summer increase in cases
MoMo Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the last few months, JN.1 has been the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, making up the majority of cases. A new variant, however, has taken...
May 13, 2024
Recipient of first pig kidney transplant dies nearly two months later
Rick Slayman being discharged two weeks after pig kidney transplant. - Massachusetts General Hospital(BOSTON) -- The 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant in the world has ...
May 13, 2024
More than 100 kids left vulnerable to measles, polio after nurse falsified vaccine records
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(WEBSTER, N.Y.) -- An upstate New York nurse has been accused of falsifying vaccine records for more than 100 children across the state.The New York State Department ...
May 10, 2024
