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 the decline in memory by several months. The Alzheimer’s Association…
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 seen on national television Monday night. Health website Hopkins Medicine…
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 in a small tank. Male fish are prized for their…
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 many people have concerns about vaccine side effects and are…
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 Asia to Africa, countries re-opened for business and visitors following…
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 off the public electricity network, or grid. That makes him…
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 the stars of the show. So, depending on where you…
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 shared their DNA for science are about to learn something…
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 the best way to improve soil is by using compost.…
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 about how to prepare your plants and soil for the…
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 climates. Once mature, fig trees can accept temperatures even a…
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. That information comes from a study released Tuesday by the…
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 right to abortion nationwide. Instead, individual states now decide on…
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 regardless of vaccination. The study examined U.S. Department of Veterans…
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 least 175 people. Health officials in Haiti say cholera cases…