2020-03-03 US Medical Schools Increase LGBTQ Students, Doctor Training
Aliya Feroe remembers the doctor who sent her to another doctor after learning she identified as queer. The doctor who would not treat her was a woman who specializes in…
2020-02-29 WHO: Coronavirus May Affect All Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the new coronavirus could spread worldwide. “The outbreak is getting bigger,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters on Friday in Switzerland. Coronavirus cases have…
2020-02-28 Washing Your Hands Helps Stop Spreading Coronavirus
Fear of the coronavirus has restricted air travel and people are questioning the safety of traveling on ships for pleasure. But one expert says people could protect themselves and others…
2020-02-27 How Deadly is the New Coronavirus? Too Early to Know
Scientists are not yet able to say how deadly the new coronavirus really is. As the virus spreads around the world, the percentage of patients dying differs from one place…
2020-02-26 A Day in the Life of a Teacher in Italy’s Coronavirus Red Zone
Marzio Toniolo works as a primary school teacher in the small, quiet northern Italian town of San Fiorano. Until recently, he would usually spend his weekday mornings riding a bicycle…
2020-02-26 Young Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Severe Health Problems Later
People who survive cancer during childhood and early adulthood are more likely to experience severe, life-threatening health problems later on in life. In fact, many of the survivors die before…
2020-02-25 New Coronavirus Cases Appear Outside of China
A World Health Organization (WHO) official is crediting China with controlling the new coronavirus in Wuhan, the city where the virus was first identified. The head of a WHO team…
2020-02-25 Study: Home Cleaning Products May Cause Breathing Problems in Children
New parents who clean their homes very often to protect their babies from bacteria and other organisms might want to cut back their efforts. A new study suggests that high…
2020-02-21 Weight Loss Movement Battles Obesity in Malaysia
“1-2-3,” shouts Noradhiah Tumirin, a medical doctor and fitness trainer. “You can do it,” she says approvingly as her client, Sarah Baharudin, lies on her back and struggles to lift…
2020-02-20 Passengers on Virus-infected Cruise Ship Permitted to Leave
Japanese health officials are permitting hundreds of people to leave a cruise ship sitting in the port of Yokohama. The passengers and crew had been barred from leaving the ship…
2020-02-18 It’s Alarming: What Wakes You Up Each Morning?
How do you wake up in the morning? If you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep That hard, unpleasant sound may…
2020-02-15 Thousands Trapped on Cruise Ship in Japan Over COVID-19 Virus Fears
What is being kept in a small space because of the new coronavirus like? Passengers on a vacation trip in the western Pacific Ocean know very well. They are on…
2020-02-11 UN Health Agency Notes Progress in Fight against Ebola Virus in Africa
The World Health Organization is reporting progress in efforts against a deadly virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO officials reported Sunday on the fight against the Ebola…
2020-02-11 UN Aims to End Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
United Nations agencies warn that the widespread custom of female genital mutilation comes at a big cost, both in human and economic terms. U.N. officials are calling for an end…
2020-02-08 Gates Foundation Promises $100 Million to Fight New Coronavirus
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said this week it will provide up to $100 million to support action against the 2019 novel coronavirus. It says the money will help…