Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory after multiple cases of human leptospirosis -- an infection tha...
Apr 17, 2024
Melatonin makers urged to follow new packaging, labeling guidelines to protect kids
Grace Cary/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A trade association is calling on melatonin makers to follow new guidelines on labeling and packaging for their products amid a rise in emergency room visits and c...
Apr 17, 2024
What to know about the counterfeit, mishandled Botox injections causing harmful effects across US
CDC.gov(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and local and state health departments -- is continuing to investigate after 19 p...
Apr 17, 2024
Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming trans care ban
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images(TOPEKA, Ks.) -- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the state."This divisive legislation targets ...
Apr 13, 2024
Drug shortages hit record-high with hundreds in short supply: Pharmacists
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Drug shortages have reached an all-time high in the United States, pharmacists are warning.During the first three months of 2024, there were 323 active medication sho...
Apr 12, 2024
What the trans care recommendations from the NHS England report mean
Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) -- A new report commissioned by the National Health Service England advocates for further research on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and young adults.Dr. Hill...
Apr 11, 2024
What juice sodas, prebiotic beverages a nutritionist would actually drink and why
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- From Whole Foods to corner bodegas, fizzy juice drinks from fruity seltzers to reduced-sugar sodas that boast prebiotic and digestive support have exploded in popularity.But what...
Apr 11, 2024
Eight-year-old viral social media star raises awareness for ARFID through food tastings
Family photo(NEW YORK) -- Eight-year-old Hannah is winning over audiences and raising awareness for a rare but serious disorder one bite at a time.Hannah, along with her mother Michelle, has gone vira...
Apr 10, 2024
EPA announces first national standard limiting 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a new rule mandating the first-ever national standard for the presence of so-called "forever chemicals" in d...
Apr 10, 2024
Boy, 12, describes four-year battle with 'invisible' disease of long COVID
Meredith Eubanks(NEW YORK) -- Theo Huot de Saint-Albin was a 9-year-old elementary school student when he first contracted COVID-19 in July 2020, near the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Four years ...
Apr 10, 2024
