2023-01-09 New Drug Slows Alzheimer’s, But Not a Cure
United States health officials last week approved a new Alzheimer’s drug. The drug, called Leqembi, is the first to slow…
2023-01-04 Football Player’s Cardiac Arrest: ‘A Teachable Moment’
Damar Hamlin, a player for the professional football team from Buffalo, New York, suffered a cardiac arrest during a game…
2023-01-02 How to Keep a Betta Fish
Betta fish are known for their bright colors. They are popular with Americans as pets. They are often kept alone…
2022-12-28 As China Races to Vaccinate Older People, Many Remain Unwilling
Chinese health officials are pushing a campaign to get older citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce infections and hospitalizations. But…
2022-12-26 Learning to Live with COVID
After two years of pandemic emergency, could 2022 be the year the world finally learned to live with COVID-19? From…
2022-12-26 Italian Man Lives Without Electricity
Fabrizio Cardinali, age 72, says he has no use for electricity. For more than fifty years, he has lived entirely…
2022-12-19 Five Common ‘Holiday’ Plants and How to Care for Them
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. During the winter holiday season, several plants are often…
2022-12-18 Huge US Study Starts Sharing Gene Findings with Volunteers
DNA is the main molecule that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. More than 155,000 Americans who…
2022-12-12 A Way to Speed Up Composting Process
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The key to healthy plants is healthy soil. And…
2022-12-05 Gardening Words even English Speakers May Not Know
Do you garden in English or another language? Associated Press writer Jessica Damiano spent 2022 writing about gardening. She wrote…
2022-12-04 Fig Trees Can Survive Cold Weather
Fig trees are native to Europe around the Mediterranean Sea, Asia and Africa, but they can grow in much cooler…
2022-12-03 Why Do Few Americans Know about Nutrition Guide?
Only one in four Americans know about the most recent government effort to get people to eat a healthy diet.…
2022-11-28 Some Women Denied Abortions Despite Pregnancy Complications
It has been five months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The ruling ended a 50-year-old legal…
2022-11-21 Study: Repeat COVID Infection Is Riskier than First
A new study has found that the risk of death, hospitalization and serious health issues from COVID-19 increases with reinfection…
2022-11-19 UN Seeks $146 Million to Help Haiti Fight Cholera Crisis
The United Nations and Haiti are seeking $146 million to help fight a cholera outbreak that has already killed at…