2020-10-14 A Second COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Pauses after Illness
American drug maker Johnson & Johnson has suspended its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial. The suspension came after a patient…
2020-10-12 Looking for Love During COVID
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United…
2020-10-08 Eli Lilly Seeks Approval for Experimental COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said Wednesday it has asked U.S. officials to approve emergency use of an experimental…
2020-10-07 WHO: Number of Coronavirus Cases May Be Much Higher Than Reported
A World Health Organization (WHO) official says its “best estimates” show that the new coronavirus may have infected about one…
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…
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…
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.”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…