2016-06-03 This Superbug Is Too Strong for Antibiotics
Doctors have identified a powerful bacteria that cannot be killed with antibiotics. The bacteria, called a superbug, was found in a woman from Pennsylvania. Tom Frieden is the head of…
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 of people living in cities are breathing unsafe air. The…
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 new treatment costs less and is easier to use than…
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 mutilation. About 3 million girls are at risk for female…
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 women in the United States are dying too soon. In…
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 new test for Zika virus. They say the test can…
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 better and better. Rich people generally have better homes than…
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 University in Baltimore, Maryland, say medical errors cause more than…
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 the lives of wounded troops. Wounded soldiers have a better…
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 or she was injured. A study describing the test was…
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 also help you live longer. Researchers found that women who…
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 Nigerian drugs stores. Each box sells for $12 and comes…
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: “Diversity is the spice of life.” This means that having…
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 1999 and 2014. The study showed that the number of…
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 a university in Canada recently published a study that says…