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…
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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…
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…
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…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. October 31 is Halloween, a very popular holiday in the United States. Many people look forward to Halloween all…
The world’s most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates need to be kept in cold storage to be safe and effective. Health officials have noted progress in equipping developing countries with the…
Researchers in Britain are preparing to infect healthy young volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19. The aim is to speed up development of a vaccine that could help end…
While the United States deals with COVID-19, another public health concern is being largely ignored: the crisis of opioid addiction. Opioid addiction has been linked to the deaths of more…
International air traffic is down 92 percent this year, with many travelers worried about getting COVID-19. There are also government travel bans and quarantine rules that make planning difficult. What…
As the Northern Hemisphere moves deeper into autumn, the daylight hours get shorter and the weather colder. This means the gardening season is ending, right? Well, not so fast. Lee…
Thick clouds of smoke from wildfires in the United States have exposed millions of people to harmful levels of pollution. The smoke is causing emergency room visits to jump and…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Women in the United States are dying of alcohol-related causes at a growing rate, the U.S. government says. The…
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first treatment for the deadly Ebola virus. The treatment, Inmazeb, is a combination of three genetically-engineered antibodies. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump was hospitalized for three days earlier this month after experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. He received several treatments for the disease. One was an experimental antibody drug…
American drug maker Johnson & Johnson has suspended its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial. The suspension came after a patient in the study had “unexplained illness.“ A month ago, British…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, a woman named Eve began wondering about her love…