Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Saltwater creeping up Mississippi River may contaminate New Orleans' drinking water in weeks
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- More than a million people around New Orleans are now within weeks of saltwater polluting their water supply for the first time in 35 years as officials work around the clock to ...
Oct 05, 2023
After weeks of increasing COVID hospitalizations, is the summer peak over?
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After weeks of increasing COVID hospitalizations in the United States, the number of patients seems to be trending downward, and experts say the summe...
Oct 04, 2023
More than 75,000 health care workers begin strike at Kaiser Permanente
pablohart/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente launched a strike Wednesday, with a coalition of unions alleging the health care system is engaging in unfair labor pr...
Oct 04, 2023
What to know about the looming health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers across the country are planning to strike Wednesday morning over what a coalition of unions allege are unfair labor prac...
Oct 04, 2023
Teen athlete has hands, legs amputated after rare complication from the flu
Edgar Uribe(NEW YORK) -- Mathias Uribe was a healthy 14-year-old kid looking forward to his freshman year of high school, during which he planned to join the cross-country team and continue to play pi...
Oct 04, 2023
Pennsylvania woman dies of West Nile virus, 1st case in Pittsburgh area this year
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Pennsylvania woman in her 80s has died after contracting West Nile virus, health officials said this week. The woman lived in Pittsburgh and is the first ...
Oct 03, 2023
Why you should wait a few days before taking an at-home COVID test if you’re sick
Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The best time to take an at-home COVID-19 test is on the fourth day of having symptoms, according to a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases...
Oct 02, 2023
Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 credits clinical trial with saving her life
Courtesy Kate Korson(NEW YORK) -- Kate Korson was living out her dream of caring for rescue horses in Colorado and preparing to celebrate her 34th birthday when she said she received a surprising diag...
Oct 02, 2023
Military family worries they can't afford child's lifesaving medications if government shuts down
Courtesy the Carrigg family(WASHINGTON) -- For one military family, the consequences of a partial government shutdown would be dire: It could mean not affording treatments and medications for their ch...
Sep 29, 2023
New consumer warning about websites selling drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro used for weight loss
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid the high cost and rising popularity of drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, pharmacists and medical doctors are warning consumers a...
Sep 28, 2023
