2020-08-18 Getting Married during a Pandemic
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Marriage ceremonies, or weddings, are among the most important events in the lives of many people. The COVID-19 health…
2020-08-11 How to Safely Care for COVID-19 Patients at Home
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Even though COVID-19 has been around for months, there are still many unknowns. Researchers do not yet have answers…
2020-08-07 Could Mumbai’s Poor Areas Become Resistant to COVID-19?
A recent study of the poorest areas in India’s city of Mumbai found that more than half of the people have developed COVID-19 antibodies. It is a sign that some…
2020-08-05 COVID-19 and Your Pet: What You Need to Know
The new coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, so many of us are looking for information about the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. The Google Trends…
2020-08-04 WHO: ‘There’s No Silver Bullet’ against COVID-19
The World Health Organization, or WHO, warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” or an extraordinary solution like a perfect vaccine against COVID-19. WHO officials added…
2020-07-28 Can You Get COVID-19 Twice?
The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracker estimates that over 16 million people worldwide have been infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It also estimates that nearly 650,000 people have…
2020-07-07 US Drugmaker Begins Late Stage COVID-19 Antibodies Trial
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Drug-maker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced on Monday it has started late stage human testing of an antibody treatment for COVID-19.…
2020-07-06 Scientists Just Beginning to Understand COVID-19 Health Problems
Scientists are only beginning to understand the health problems that are caused by the novel coronavirus. Some of these problems may have effects on people and healthcare systems for years…
2020-07-05 Researchers Launch Large Trials of COVID-19 Candidate Vaccines
The next few months will be an important time for researchers who are developing vaccines to protect against the novel coronavirus. But health experts warn that people should not get…
2020-06-29 Study: Inequalities Make Poor More Likely to Die From COVID-19
Researchers from Imperial College London say the chance of dying from COVID-19 rises with increasing poverty. They blame inequalities in society in poor countries for the increased risk. The coronavirus…
2020-06-18 WHO ‘Welcomes’ Results of COVID-19 Drug Trial
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it welcomes early results of a human trial of the drug dexamethasone to treat COVID-19 disease. Researchers in Britain announced Tuesday that their study…
2020-06-15 Alpaca Helps to Make COVID-19 Vaccine
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In Sweden, scientists are looking to a farm animal to help them find a treatment or vaccine against the…
2020-06-13 Confusion over How to Deal with the Virus
Can you spread the new coronavirus if you do not feel sick? Do you need to wear a nose and mouth cover, or mask, to stop the spread of COVID-19?…
2020-05-12 Is COVID Affecting Your Dreams?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. For millions of people around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has changed many daytime activities. For some, it also…
2020-04-18 Do Old Vaccines Help Protect Against COVID-19?
Scientists want to find out if vaccines already in existence might provide protection against COVID-19. The idea does not seem to make sense. Vaccines are designed to target a single…