Category Archives: Health News – ABC Audio
'Battleground' director details documentary's extraordinary access within anti-abortion movement
Robert Nickelsberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen began the process of making the new documentary film “Battleground” with a genuine curiosity about the anti-abortio...
Nov 08, 2022
US research station in Antarctica pauses travel after COVID outbreak infects 98
d3sign/Getty Images (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, wh...
Nov 08, 2022
Pediatric hospital beds filled at highest rate in two years, data shows
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(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...
Nov 08, 2022
Michigan health system restricts visitors under 5 due to spike in RSV, flu cases
Elaine Cromie/Getty Images(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. Unde...
Nov 07, 2022
Amy Schumer reveals son was hospitalized with RSV
Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images(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...
Nov 07, 2022
What to know about mouth taping, the viral wellness trend that has people taping their mouths shut at night
Lauryn Bosstick/TikTok(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 ...
Nov 07, 2022
Texas governor’s much-touted mental health care expansion falls short of local, state need
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(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 an...
Nov 06, 2022
How to beat the negative health effects of daylight saving time
Getty Images/STOCK(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 adjust...
Nov 05, 2022
Pfizer, BioNTech say bivalent COVID-19 booster shot performs better against BA.5 omicron subvariant
Morsa Images/Getty Images(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 ag...
Nov 04, 2022
New injection for newborns to protect against RSV approved in Europe
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In what could signal the promise of progress to come for newborn infants at risk for RSV, a new monoclonal antibody is being granted approval in Europe as a prev...
Nov 04, 2022
