2020-10-06 Trump Leaves Hospital after COVID-19 Treatments
United States President Donald Trump wrote Monday on Twitter: “I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of…
2020-10-06 Small Coronavirus Air Particles Could Be Threat
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. At a university in the United States, people infected with the new coronavirus are part of an experiment. The…
2020-09-30 Worldwide Deaths from Coronavirus: More than 1 Million
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of one million deaths from the coronavirus was “a very sad milestone.” “So many people have lost so many people and haven’t…
2020-09-30 WHO: Quitting Smoking Has Immediate Health Effects
The World Health Organization has released a new report this week linking the yearly deaths of 1.9 million people to tobacco use. The report was released for World Heart Day…
2020-09-29 Experts: Do Not Misuse Alcohol During Pandemic
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March 2020, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many people began living under stay-at-home orders. In…
2020-09-25 Praise for Africa’s COVID Response
When the coronavirus pandemic was declared six months ago, international health experts were worried about people in Africa. Many feared the virus would cause great suffering across the continent. This…
2020-09-24 Large Vaccine Trial Begins as US Health Experts Speak at Senate Hearing
The company Johnson & Johnson has begun the final part of its trial of a single-treatment, COVID-19 vaccine. The study will be one of the world’s largest, testing the injection…
2020-09-23 US Health Officials Urge Americans to Get Flu Vaccine
Health officials around the world are concerned about rising numbers of new coronavirus cases. But another highly infectious virus will soon be returning to Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. That virus is…
2020-09-22 Bees Help Woman Get Through Pandemic
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Everyday activities – how we work, how we study, how we play — keep us connected not only to…
2020-09-21 Climate Change May Affect Dengue and Malaria Disease Risks
The future may mean more dengue and less malaria in parts of Africa if the planet continues to warm, a new study says. Humans contract the diseases through mosquito bites.…
2020-09-18 COVID-19 Vaccine Maker Says It Will Know if Treatment Works by November
The leader of drug maker Moderna says the company should know in November whether its experimental COVID-19 vaccine works. Stephane Bancel spoke on the financial news network CNBC Thursday, the…
2020-11-02 In the Hunt for a COVID-19 Vaccine, Children Are Left Behind
The hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for children is only just beginning and that has some American pediatricians worried. Those doctors are concerned they may not know if any vaccine…
2020-10-31 When Should People Get a Colon Cancer Exam?
A group of health experts wants adults to start getting tested for colon cancer at age 45. That is five years younger than the age it formerly recommended for colon…
2020-10-31 Gun Sales Increase in US
In May in the small, middle-class town of Fishkill, New York, Andreyah Garland bought a shotgun for protection. Garland is a 44-year-old single mother of three daughters. She also registered…
2020-10-29 COVID Measures Will Not End When Vaccine Arrives, Experts Say
The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine will not mean people can throw away their face masks, experts say. Face coverings, social distancing and a lot of handwashing still will…