Month: March 2021

The hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for children is only just beginning and that has some American pediatricians worried. Those doctors are concerned they may not know if any vaccine…

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics say they will have measures in place next year to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The Olympics were set to take place this past…

A group of health experts wants adults to start getting tested for colon cancer at age 45. That is five years younger than the age it formerly recommended for colon…

A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases. This finding may help doctors understand what is…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. American drug-maker Pfizer says its experimental vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. The…

In May in the small, middle-class town of Fishkill, New York, Andreyah Garland bought a shotgun for protection. Garland is a 44-year-old single mother of three daughters. She also registered…

Researchers in Britain are preparing to infect healthy young volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19. The aim is to speed up development of a vaccine that could help end…

The coronavirus pandemic is increasing across the United States as infections and hospitalizations rise. This has resulted in a shortage of nurses, especially in rural areas and at small hospitals.…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. October 31 is Halloween, a very popular holiday in the United States. Many people look forward to Halloween all…

International air traffic is down 92 percent this year, with many travelers worried about getting COVID-19. There are also government travel bans and quarantine rules that make planning difficult. What…

While the United States deals with COVID-19, another public health concern is being largely ignored: the crisis of opioid addiction. Opioid addiction has been linked to the deaths of more…

As the Northern Hemisphere moves deeper into autumn, the daylight hours get shorter and the weather colder. This means the gardening season is ending, right? Well, not so fast. Lee…

Thick clouds of smoke from wildfires in the United States have exposed millions of people to harmful levels of pollution. The smoke is causing emergency room visits to jump and…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Women in the United States are dying of alcohol-related causes at a growing rate, the U.S. government says. The…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first treatment for the deadly Ebola virus. The treatment, Inmazeb, is a combination of three genetically-engineered antibodies. The…