Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
FDA approves drug Zepbound to help people with obesity lose weight
Caíque de Abreu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the diabetes drug Zepbound to also treat obesity on Wednesday. The drug's active ingredient is called ti...
Nov 08, 2023
Newborn syphilis cases at 'dire' levels as analysis shows tenfold increase in last decade: CDC
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The CDC is warning about "dire" levels of babies born with syphilis in the U.S., with a new analysis showing a tenfold increase from 2012 to 2022. The ag...
Nov 07, 2023
Six natural remedies to help with hair loss: Everything you need to know
ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares what to know about natural remedies for hair loss. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hair has been called a person's "crown and glory," so when a...
Nov 06, 2023
Activists, leaders push to give paid maternity leave to moms who experience stillbirth
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Cassidy Perrone said that the day she learned that her unborn daughter would be stillborn was one of the most heart-wrenching moments in her life, and even more difficult was del...
Nov 04, 2023
Daylight saving time ends this weekend. Here's why some doctors say standard time should be permanent
Catherine Lane/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Americans are set to change their clocks back to standard time overnight on Sunday, which some doctors say should be permanent. "Fixed national time is the bes...
Nov 03, 2023
Matthew Perry Foundation launches, will help those 'struggling with the disease of addiction'
Christopher Polk/CBS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Matthew Perry Foundation has been announced and is founded in the "realization of Matthew's enduring commitment to helping others struggling with...
Nov 03, 2023
Study: More than 40% of US adults unaware they have, not treating high cholesterol
GIPhotoStock/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 40% of adults in the United States are unaware they have -- and therefore are not being treated for -- high cholesterol, according to a new study. For ...
Nov 03, 2023
Tobacco use falls among high school students, but is rising among middle schoolers: Study
Diego Cervo / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tobacco use has decreased among U.S. high school students, primarily with a drop in the use of e-cigarettes, but is on the rise among middle schoolers, ac...
Nov 02, 2023
What's the latest to know about COVID, flu vaccines as respiratory virus season begins?
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the United States heads into the cold-weather months, respiratory virus season has also arrived, with cases of influenza and COVID-19 likely to increase. The...
Nov 02, 2023
Brooke Shields reveals she had a grand mal seizure: What is it?
Taylor Hill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Brooke Shields has revealed she recently experienced a seizure, a medical event that sent her to the hospital, which she hadn't previously spoken about publicly u...
Nov 02, 2023
