2024-03-06 Report Estimates 1 Billion People Worldwide Are Obese
A new study estimates more than 1 billion people worldwide are currently living with obesity. People with obesity are considered…
2024-03-04 Electrical Device in Brain Might Help with Depression
Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is an experimental treatment that involves having an electrical device placed in the brain. The…
2024-03-02 US Health Officials Urge Older Adults to Get Latest COVID-19 Vaccine
U.S. health officials are urging older adults to get an additional updated COVID-19 vaccine shot. The advice for Americans 65…
2024-02-27 Large Study Details Years of Brain Changes in Alzheimer’s Patients
A long-term study in China has shown that a series of changes take place in the brains of people who…
2024-02-26 What is the Brain Condition Frontotemporal Dementia?
A brain wasting disease called frontotemporal dementia has gained attention after television and film personalities said they suffered from it.…
2024-02-26 US Approves Asthma Drug to Treat Food Allergies
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The U.S. food and drug agency has approved a…
2024-02-19 Tough Groundcovers for Dry Climate
Trying to grow grass in the deserts or other dry places can seem like a losing battle. As a result,…
2024-02-19 Can ‘Less Be More’ with Cancer Drugs?
Many people who find out they have cancer are able to survive the disease because of effective drugs. Treating cancer…
2024-02-17 Recent Death Brings Attention to Alaskapox Virus
Health officials in the American state of Alaska have known for nine years about a virus causing rare, mild illness.…
2024-02-12 Autoimmune Diseases Affect More Women than Men
Women are much more likely to get autoimmune diseases than men. New research may finally explain why. Autoimmune diseases happen…
2024-02-07 What Is ‘Cozy Cardio?’
A new kind of exercise idea is becoming popular in the United States. Social media is bringing attention to “cozy…
2024-02-05 South America Dengue Increase Brings Vaccination Drive
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. During the southern hemisphere summer, South America is experiencing…
2024-01-31 Garden Group Names 2024 ‘Year of African Violet’
The African violet, a plant from Tanzania that came to the U.S. in the late 1800s, received a special honor…
2024-01-30 What Are Enlarged Prostate and Prostate Cancer?
Britain’s King Charles was treated recently for a medical condition called enlarged prostate. American Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently spent…
2024-01-29 Studies: Gene Treatment Lets Children Deaf at Birth Hear
Gene treatments are being credited with permitting several children born with deafness to hear again. Gene therapy is a medical…