2022-03-22 Report: South, Central Asians Breathing Most Polluted Air
FILE: Smoke emits from chimney as a Bangladeshi female worker carries clay at a brick field at Amin Bazar, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 14, 2009. A new study…
2022-03-21 Children, Families Struggle with Repeated COVID-19 Infections
Brooklynn Chiles is one young person who has tested positive for COVID-19 multiple times. While she does not get sick, the virus has caused many problems for her family. She…
2022-03-21 Help with Buying Young Garden Plants in the Spring
This image provided by Jeff Lowenfels shows healthy cell packs of flower starts for sale on May 1, 2017. (Jeff Lowenfels via AP) Many gardeners do not begin to grow…
2022-03-20 Seniors Free of COVID Isolation Dance Together
Walter Perez teaches a seniors dance class at senior centers in New York City. Older adults can socialize, stay fit, and enjoy the music during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, March…
2022-03-14 Puppies Trained to Guide the Blind
Volunteer “Puppy Raisers” from left, Lynette Gebhardt, Debbie Dugan, Leigh Goetzke and Debbie Roschli pose with puppies, Feb. 8, 2022. From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle…
2022-03-14 Study: Even Mild COVID-19 Cases Linked to Brain Changes
A patient suffering from Long COVID is examined in the post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) clinic of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen) A new study provides…
2022-03-13 When Planning Spring Garden, Think About Next Winter’s Too
This shows a garden with trees that keep their leaves in the winter trees that lose them in Oyster Bay, NY on February 21, 2022. (Jessica Damiano via AP) As…
2022-03-11 Baby Doing Well after Experimental Heart Replacement Operation
This photo shows thymus tissue for transplant to a pediatric heart patient on Aug. 16, 2021 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. Doctors at Duke University in the American…
2022-03-07 Does the WHO Need a New Treaty for Pandemics?
The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse//File Photo Image Negotiations on new rules for dealing…
2022-03-07 Worldwide Pandemic Death Toll Passes 6 Million
In this March 5, 2021, file photo, medical staff look out from a window as officials prepare for a ceremony to commence the country’s first coronavirus vaccinations using AstraZeneca provided…
2022-02-28 Researchers Look for Biological Reasons Behind Stuttering
Colton Nover, 10, laughs with his mother, Holly Nover, in their kitchen Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in St. Johns, Fla. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski) Researchers are looking into the biological causes…
2022-02-21 Study: Spinal Cord Implant Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again
A 42-year-old patient performs training on a weight-supporting robot at Lausanne University Hospital after having received a spinal cord implant, in this undated handout photo taken in Lausanne, Switzerland. (NeuroRestore/Jimmy…
2022-02-21 When to Start Growing Seeds Indoors for Your Garden
FILE – This March 2021 photo shows various vegetable seedlings maturing indoors under grow lights. (Jessica Damiano via AP) February marks the halfway point of winter in the northern part…
2022-02-20 First Woman Is Reported Cured of HIV
Thousands of people examine the individual panels of the AIDS quilt as it is displayed on the Mall in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 11, 1992. (AP Photo/Stephen R. Brown) A…
2022-02-18 WHO Announces First African Nations to Receive Vaccine Technology
European Union and African Union leaders gather for a media conference during an EU Africa summit in Brussels, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP) The…