(NEW YORK) -- Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen began the process of making the new documentary film “Battleground” with a genuine curiosity about the anti-abortion movement. Lowen wanted to understand how, despite being in the minority, anti-abortion movement organizers "were being so successful in advancing their agenda,” she told ABC News Correspondent…
(NEW YORK) -- A COVID-19 outbreak has hit a U.S. station in Antarctica, despite being in one of the most remote areas of the world. According to the National Science Foundation, which manages McMurdo Station -- the largest base on the continent -- at least 98 people have tested positive…
(ANTARCTICA) -- A COVID-19 outbreak has hit a U.S. station in Antarctica, despite being in one of the most remote areas of the world. According to the National Science Foundation, which manages McMurdo Station -- the largest base on the continent -- at least 98 people have tested positive since the beginning of…
(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, pediatric bed occupancy is the highest it’s been in two years, with 78% of the estimated 40,000 beds filled with patients, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The rise in occupancy -- a 2% increase from last week…
(NEW YORK) -- A Michigan hospital system has limited the number of young visitors as cases of respiratory viruses continue to spike throughout the state and the country. Under a new rule that took effect Monday morning, hospitals under the Corewell Health East system will not allow any visitors under…
(NEW YORK) -- Amid a nationwide surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, comedian and actress Amy Schumer revealed that her 3-year-old son was hospitalized due to the virus. Schumer shared in an Instagram post Sunday that her son Gene was taken to the emergency room and hospitalized…
(NEW YORK) -- For the past three months, Lauryn Bosstick, a Texas-based mom of two, has added a new step to her nightly routine: taping her mouth shut. Bosstick, an entrepreneur and founder of The Skinny Confidential -- a lifestyle product line, book and podcast -- said she considers the…
(UVALDE, Texas) -- A white tent looms over the grounds of the Uvalde County Fairplex, a sparse multipurpose venue that previously hosted rodeos, quinceañeras and the annual firemen's ball, now home to Texas's newest trauma center and Gov. Greg Abbott's latest self-declared success. The Uvalde Together Resiliency Center was created…
(NEW YORK) -- The "fall back" from daylight saving is linked to an uptick in car accidents and poor mood, but doctors say careful attention to sleep hygiene and a gradual adjustment of your bedtime may help. As clocks across America "fall back" an hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 6,…
(NEW YORK) -- American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Friday that a booster dose of their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine performs better against two circulating versions of the omicron variant, compared with a booster shot of their original vaccine. According to a joint press release, updated data…
