Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
New heat wave in the South and West has 13 states under alerts
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- A new heat wave has left 60 million people across 13 states under heat alerts Thursday. Record or near-record high temperatures are possible Thursday in Corpus Christi, T...
Aug 03, 2023
Proposed Biden rule pushing insurers to boost mental health coverage expected soon, adviser says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden recently announced his administration's plans to push private insurance companies to offer the same coverage for mental health services as they do for ...
Aug 01, 2023
Why rising COVID hospitalizations should not necessarily be a cause for concern
Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After several months of steady declines, COVID-19 hospitalizations appear to be ticking up again. For the week ending July 22, hospitalizations rose 12% ...
Aug 01, 2023
Abortion access restrictions affect maternity care access, research shows
d3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over 1.7 million women, nearly 3% of women of reproductive age in the United States, live in a county without access to abortion and with no access to maternity care, ...
Aug 01, 2023
Cases of leprosy on the rise in Florida, report says
FS Productions/Getty Images(FLORIDA) -- Cases of leprosy are rising in Florida, according to a new analysis published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Disea...
Aug 01, 2023
Biden administration opens new office to study long COVID response, NIH begins clinical trials
Fusion Medical Animation, Unsplash(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration announced Monday it is forming a new Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to study the condition and help tho...
Jul 31, 2023
Georgia resident dies from rare, brain-eating amoeba, officials say
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Georgia resident has died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, according to the state's Department of Public Health. Health offi...
Jul 31, 2023
New study shows alcohol deaths on the rise in women. What are the warning signs?
Makoto Honda / 500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study is sounding the alarm about a rise in alcohol-related deaths, especially in women. The investigation, published by JAMA's Substance Use and A...
Jul 31, 2023
Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns
Martina Paraninfi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping...
Jul 30, 2023
Red meat allergy caused by ticks is an 'emerging public health concern': CDC
rbkomar/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A red meat allergy caused by tick bites is an "emerging public health concern," according to two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alph...
Jul 28, 2023
