Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into brain-dead patient 1 month ago is still functioning, doctors say
Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health(NEW YORK) -- Doctors at NYU Langone in New York City announced Wednesday that they have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a human ...
Aug 16, 2023
4 more cases of locally acquired dengue reported in Florida as virus continues to spread: Officials
Rajat Mohanty/500px/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- Florida health officials are issuing a warning about dengue as the virus continues to increase in South Florida. Four cases of locally acquired dengue w...
Aug 16, 2023
Author opens up about AI technology's use in her own breast cancer diagnosis
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The growing use of artificial intelligence has been a hot topic in recent years, with a growing number of industries starting to use the technology that's predicted to revolution...
Aug 16, 2023
Weekly COVID hospitalizations rose 14%, as numbers still lower than at other points in pandemic
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For ...
Aug 15, 2023
Man who allegedly sold fake COVID cure arrested after 3-year manhunt
Chris Rogers/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) -- After a three-year manhunt, a Utah man has been arrested on charges of allegedly selling a fake COVID-19 cure, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Dist...
Aug 15, 2023
Children with MIS-C more likely to have neurological and mental health effects: Study
Thanit Weerawan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Children and teenagers who previously had multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, known as MIS-C, may be more likely to have neurological and mental he...
Aug 14, 2023
FDA warns against using certain at-home pregnancy, ovulation, UTI tests
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain pregnancy, ovulation and urinary tract infection tests. At least 15 tests manufact...
Aug 14, 2023
Not enough moms seek help for postpartum depression. Will the new pill help?
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Khadija Hines struggled with feelings of depression after the birth of her third child. "There was no sunshine, a lot of dark moments," Hines told ABC News. "My family...
Aug 14, 2023
How the Maui wildfires are affecting people's physical and mental health
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The aftermath of the Maui wildfires may have a significant mental and physical health toll. Dangerous wildfires -- fueled by dry conditi...
Aug 11, 2023
"Pretty Little Liars" star talks weight gain, experience with PCOS
Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Actress Sasha Pieterse is sharing more details of a health issue she faced while starring on the hit TV show Pretty Little Liars as a teen. Pieterse, no...
Aug 11, 2023
