Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Health officials in Suffolk County, New York, report whooping cough outbreak over the last month
PonyWang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Health officials in Suffolk County, New York, are warning the public that cases of the respiratory bacterial infection called pertussis, also known as whooping cough...
Jan 03, 2024
22 hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after attending Utah LDS church
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least 22 people were hospitalized after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Utah on New Year...
Jan 02, 2024
Why hospitals in several states are reinstating mask requirements
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some hospitals across the United States are reinstating indoor masking rules amid rising cases and hospitalizations of respiratory illnesses including...
Jan 02, 2024
Doctor who lost brother to RSV shares what he wants parents to know
Courtesy of Sean Cullen(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Sean Cullen, of New York, was 9 years old when his 9-month-old brother Kevin died due to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common respiratory virus. Today...
Jan 02, 2024
How to make a vision board that will help you reach your goals in the new year, according to a neurologist
Alexandr Kolesnikov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Goal-setting is top of mind when the new year rolls around, and vision boards are an increasingly popular tool for clarifying those goals and providing a ...
Jan 01, 2024
How to make weight loss, exercise New Year's resolutions that last
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After setting New Year's resolutions, it is those days and weeks after January that can catch up with even the best of intentions. So how do you make your New...
Jan 01, 2024
How new FDA rule allowing gay, bisexual men to give blood is making donation more inclusive
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For at least a decade, Chris Van Bibber had been prevented from donating blood. The 35-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah -- who is openly gay -- was restricted du...
Dec 31, 2023
California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants
ATU Images/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES)-- California will welcome the new year by becoming the first state to offer health insurance for all undocumented immigrants. Starting Jan. 1, all undocumented imm...
Dec 29, 2023
Seven of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- From new vaccines to the first drugs of their kind for hard-to-treat disorders, 2023 has been a year full of medical breakthroughs. They offer opportunities for pe...
Dec 29, 2023
Michigan health system reports second data breach, affecting more than 1M patients
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A health system in Michigan has experienced its second cybersecurity breach this year, affecting more than 1 million patients, according to state officials. Michig...
Dec 27, 2023
