2011-01-26 When a Cut Finger Is More Serious Than It Might Seem
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Hospital emergency rooms treat injured fingers all the time. Without treatment, a…
2011-01-19 WHO Chief Warns of Risk to ‘Winning Streak’ for Public Health
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says it has reached a limit in its…
2011-01-12 Arizona Congresswoman May Owe Life to Luck and ‘Battlefield Lessons’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, a gunman opened fire on a small…
2011-01-05 Iron, Vitamin D May Lead to Smarter, Healthier Children
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many people have low iron in their blood. But pregnant women need…
2010-12-29 Slow and Gentle Are Best in Treating Hypothermia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about ways to avoid cold-weather injuries. Today we…
2010-12-15 Kids, Germs and Day Care; A Meningitis Vaccine for Africa
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When parents go to work, their young children often spend the day…
2010-12-08 Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Doctors currently identify autism disorders by observing behavior. Autism affects social and…
2010-12-01 Prevention, Treatment Efforts Have ‘Broken’ the Direction of AIDS
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Wednesday is December first, World AIDS Day. This year, experts are reporting…
2010-11-24 WHO Says Health Debts Push 100 Million People a Year Into Poverty
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says the rising cost of health care is…
2010-11-17 World Health Officials Consider New Tobacco Control Measures
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Delegates from around the world are meeting this week in Uruguay to…
2010-11-10 Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak Puts Pressure on Capital
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An outbreak of cholera in Haiti continues to spread sickness and worry.…
2010-11-03 Defeat Malaria, or Just Control It? New Polio Vaccine
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria kills about one million people a year and sickens another two…
2010-10-27 For Black Men in US, How a Haircut Could Mean a Longer Life
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A neighborhood barbershop might seem to some Americans like a thing of…
2010-10-20 Training Medical Teams to Communicate Better During Operations
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. No one wants a pilot to make a mistake. This is why…