Scientists have long suspected that the rate of new infectious diseases could speed up. This is especially possible in developing…
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 25 percent of the world's population, or 2.5 billion people, will have hearing…
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement this week about the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. After nearly a year in pandemic lockdowns, many people…
The United States Food and Drug Administration says Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine is safe and protects against severe COVID-19…
How will we know when we reach herd immunity? That is the question people are asking as governments race to…
As countries race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, new variants of the coronavirus are again raising concerns around the world. In the…
The makers of coronavirus vaccines are learning how to change their vaccines to deal with virus mutations. Experts are looking to…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist, he told…
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says it will team up with a German company to develop new vaccines to target variants of the…