2021-03-29 Cacao Is More Than Just Chocolate
Oded Brenner has a great job. He makes chocolate. In the 1990s, he co-created an international chocolate company called Max Brenner Chocolate. His businesses included a 650-square-meter store on Broadway…
2021-03-25 Cancer Is Next Target for mRNA Vaccine Technology
Ozlem Tureci started the German drug company BioNTech with her husband Ugur Sahin in 2008. The two are now known for doing important work on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the…
2021-03-24 US Agency Questions AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Data
A United States health agency said Tuesday that drug-maker AstraZeneca might have included “outdated information” on its latest U.S. vaccine test. The action again raised questions about the approval of…
2021-03-23 AstraZeneca: US Data Shows Vaccine Effective for All Ages
Drug-maker AstraZeneca said Monday its vaccine provided strong protection against COVID-19. The two-shot vaccine also stopped hospitalizations and deaths for all age groups, including older people. The results came from…
2021-03-23 Resources Going to mRNA after COVID-19 Success
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The success of COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) is increasing the use of the new technology on…
2021-03-22 Experts Search for Cause of Long-Term COVID-19 Sickness
American Rachel Van Lear developed signs, also called symptoms, of COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. That same day, medical experts declared the disease a pandemic, meaning the new coronavirus was…
2021-03-19 Expert: Regular Booster Vaccines Are the Future with COVID-19
Additional booster vaccines against the coronavirus will be needed in the future, said a leading British scientist who is studying the virus. A booster is an extra shot that increases…
2021-03-19 EU: AstraZeneca Shot Not Linked to Increase of Blood Clots
The European Union’s drug control agency says the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday announced its findings from an examination of medical records on…
2021-03-19 Los Angeles Opens Its First Tiny Home Village for Homeless
Amy Skinner watched as workers began building tiny colorful structures across from a park where she sometimes slept in North Hollywood. Tiny homes are being used for housing in costly…
2021-03-17 EU Official Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe as Countries Suspend Its Use
A European Union health official said Tuesday there was “no indication” that the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine caused blood clots in some people. Emer Cooke, the head of the European Medicines…
2021-03-16 What Will Future Look Like With the New Coronavirus?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Many people have questions about the future of the new coronavirus that has spread worldwide. Will an international vaccination…
2021-03-11 Study: British COVID-19 Variant Causes More Deaths
Researchers say that a highly infectious variant of the new coronavirus is 30 percent to 100 percent more deadly than earlier strong variants. The variant was first found in Britain…
2021-03-10 US Health Agency Says Vaccinated People Can Gather without Face Coverings
People vaccinated against the coronavirus in the U.S. can now gather in small groups indoors without restrictions a U.S. health agency said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
2021-03-09 Ways to Cook Root Vegetables
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In many parts of the world, cold weather may mean one kind of vegetable is on your table —…
2021-03-08 Bats and the Origins of Outbreaks
Scientists have long suspected that the rate of new infectious diseases could speed up. This is especially possible in developing countries where human and animal contact is increasing. Changes in…