2023-04-11 Mexican Activists Help US Women Get Abortion
Marcela Castro’s office in Chihuahua is more than 150 kilometers from the United States-Mexico border. But the distance does not prevent her from assisting women in the U.S. to go…
2023-04-10 Five Apps for Helpful Gardening Information
There are many apps that use mobile phone cameras and other devices that might surprise gardeners. They can provide expert gardening planning and planting advice. They may help with unwanted…
2023-04-09 Obesity Increased in US Military during Pandemic
Early COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, long hours on his computer, and increased stress led U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Murillo to eat more. Then, places to work out were closed; organized…
2023-04-03 WHO to Consider Adding Obesity Drugs to Essential Medicines List
Drugs that fight obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “essential medicines list.” The United Nations health agency told Reuters the list is…
2023-04-03 Starting Plants from Seeds
As spring progresses in the northern half of the world, stores are offering gardeners many choices for seeds. Starting a garden from seeds, rather than buying young plants, is a…
2023-03-29 Care, ‘Magic’ Help Cherry Blossom in Washington
Thousands of Japanese cherry trees are blooming on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. When the trees reach peak bloom, the United States’ capital city is awash in pink and…
2023-03-27 Do Not Hurry to ‘Spring Clean’ Garden
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. For half the world, spring has begun. Temperatures are warming and daylight lasts longer. People who like to garden…
2023-03-20 Vaccine Makers Prepare Bird Flu Shots ‘Just in Case’
Some of the world’s leading vaccine makers are developing bird flu shots to prepare for possible outbreaks of the sickness in humans. Bird flu, or avian flu, is officially known…
2023-03-20 WeightWatchers Aims to Start Marketing Diet Drugs
The company WeightWatchers recently announced it would buy a health company whose providers prescribe drugs for weight loss. However, some experts worry about the use of drugs for weight loss.…
2023-03-13 Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks
The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brought attention to a common practice for many people in the United States: medical tourism. Medical tourism is traveling to other countries…
2023-03-06 Learn Scientific Names to Understand Your Plants Better
Plant lovers often look at lists of plants or seeds for sale in the winter to plan their gardens for the coming year. Those lists usually have two names for…
2023-03-01 Deeper Questions about the Start of COVID-19
Governments and health agencies around the world have not yet been able to answer an important question: Where did the virus that causes COVID-19 come from? DOE report and Wray’s…
2023-02-27 Plants, Flowers to Enjoy by Moonlight
Gardeners in the Northern Hemisphere are starting to plan their summer gardens. Most are thinking about how their plants and flowers will look in the bright sunshine in the coming…
2023-02-23 US Restaurants Start Subscription Services to Reach More People
Many Americans make monthly payments, called subscription fees, to receive services for movies, music, and even household goods. Now some restaurants are hoping that they want to do the same…
2023-02-20 Work from Home Limits Work Friendships
And now the Health & Lifestyle report from VOA Learning English. Working from home has its benefits, but it also has its problems. One of them involves workplace friendships. Working…