2016-05-31 WHO: 80% of Urban Residents Breathe Unsafe Air
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A new study finds that more than 80 percent…
2016-05-30 WHO Advises Faster, Cheaper Treatment for Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization is proposing a new way to fight the disease multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. WHO officials say the…
2016-05-29 Health Workers Advised on Care of FGM Victims
The World Health Organization has released guidance to help health workers care for girls and women living with female genital…
2016-05-24 White Women in US Are Dying Sooner
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Health experts say there is evidence that many white…
2016-05-24 Researchers Develop Better, Cheaper, Faster Zika Test
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A team of researchers say they have developed a…
2016-05-17 Rich People Even Have Better Stress Than Poor
For VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The lives of rich people seem to be getting…
2016-05-16 Medical Mistakes, Third-Leading Cause of Death in US
A new report says medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers at Johns Hopkins…
2016-05-15 Emergency Medical Care in a Backpack
Researchers have created a backpack that has a computer and medicines in it that can help even untrained soldiers save…
2016-05-10 Blood Test Shows Concussion Injury
A new blood test can tell doctors whether a person has suffered a concussion up to a week after he…
2016-05-09 Study: Plants May Help Women Live Longer
Living among trees, plants and flowers can fill your life with beauty. And if you are a woman, it can…
2016-05-08 New Urine Test Offers Quick, Painless Check for Malaria
The government in Nigeria is urging citizens to use a new, simple test for malaria. The test is available at…
2016-05-03 Can You Name Four of the Healthiest, Tastiest Spices?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Here in the United States, there is a saying:…
2016-05-02 Suicide Rates Increase in US
A new study by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows suicide rates increased 24 percent between…
2016-05-01 One Minute of Exercise May Be All You Need
There is good news for people who think they do not have time to exercise. A group of researchers from…
2016-04-29 Highly Contagious Virus Sickens Millions, Costs Billions
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Everyone knows about the flu and the common cold.…