Category: Health & Lifestyle (健康 & 生活)

A South African company will make vaginal devices that protect against HIV. Medical experts say that should at some point make them less costly and more easily available. HIV is…

A large Swedish study has found an unexpected finding about people diagnosed with extreme fear of serious illness. It found they are more likely to die earlier than people who…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its most recent estimate for adults with chronic fatigue…

United States health officials last week approved two gene treatments for sickle cell disease. Doctors hope that the treatments will provide a cure for the painful genetic blood disorder. The…

Mushrooms are not only tasty. They are also filled with healthy nutrients, like calcium and potassium, and vitamins, like D and B. Some people not only enjoy eating mushrooms. They…

South Africa and Colombia are among the countries aiming to push drug companies to permit low-cost versions of drugs for deadly diseases. The drugs are for people with drug-resistant versions…

Life expectancy in the United States rose by about one year in 2022 following earlier decreases linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy predicts the average number of years a…

At a meeting in April in Athens, Greece, drink experts looked carefully at the liquid in their glasses. They held them up to the light. They tasted and, sometimes, spit…

Researchers are renewing efforts to find Alzheimer’s disease treatments that remove harmful proteins from the brain. Such vaccines could possibly offer an easier and lower-cost choice for millions of people,…

Toymakers are developing new games – and changing old ones – to target a different group: people over 65 years old. Toy producers suggest the products could help older people…

China called for caution on Friday as an increase in respiratory illness hit its schools and hospitals. And the World Health Organization (WHO), which has asked the Chinese government for…

More than 40 percent of American adults are considered obese, or medically overweight. But the medications many of these individuals take are rarely tested in bigger bodies. Obese people are…

As doctors in the United States reduce their use of opioid painkillers, another drug is becoming popular: ketamine. For more than 50 years, ketamine has been used as a painkiller…

Marc Gauthier has Parkinson’s disease. The disease affects his nervous system, weakens his muscles and causes his arms and legs to shake. The 63-year-old Gauthier had not been able to…

There is a growing movement to leave leaves on the ground, instead of gathering them to be disposed of. The idea is to avoid sending bagged-up fallen leaves to landfills.…