Month: July 2021

The International Council of Nurses, or ICN, warned Thursday that the world is facing a nursing crisis. In the next few years, the organization said the worldwide workforce of 27…

When setting up a garden or area of land with plants, many often forget to plan a walkway, or path. Or there is a path, but it is not beautiful…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, changed its guidelines Tuesday on wearing masks outdoors to prevent coronavirus infection. The CDC said fully vaccinated Americans do not…

Tim Putnam operates a small hospital in rural Indiana. In March 2020, the 25-bed facility got hit very hard by COVID-19. “We had more cases per capita in our region…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. If you are able to step outside and hear many types of birds, you might also have a greater…

When the coronavirus pandemic began last year, Carolina Tolladay Vidal’s party business suffered immediately. People cancelled parties and no one was buying pinatas from her business in the American state…

American health officials said Friday that the United States is re-starting the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. The decision came after a committee of health advisors told…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. For many years, a deadly type of childhood cancer has escaped science’s best treatments. But now doctors have made…

American health officials called for a “pause” in the use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by drug maker Johnson & Johnson, known as J&J. They said six people developed rare…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. If you have never grown your own transplants for your garden, perhaps this is the year to try. First,…

Some new bars around the world seem to be missing something once central to their existence: alcohol. The bars are trying to satisfy an increasing number of people who want…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Wednesday it has found a “possible link” between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and rare cases of blood system blockages, known as blood clots. The…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Not so long ago, orchids were considered rare and exotic flowers – difficult to find and difficult to grow.…

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protects children as young as 12. The news may lead to vaccinating that age group before they return to…