Health Report

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…

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2020-07-03 New Study Suggests Ways to Stop Coronavirus’ Spread

A recent study of coronavirus infections in Italy found that around 40 percent of cases showed no signs of infection,…

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2020-06-30 Vaccine Makers Face Biggest Medical Manufacturing Feat in History

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Much of the world is watching and waiting for researchers to…

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2020-06-30 COVID-19 Drug to Cost $2340

Gilead Sciences said Monday it will charge $2,340 for usual treatment of remdesivir, a drug that is used to shorten…

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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…

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2020-06-26 Safe, New Way to Socialize: ‘Support Bubbles’

Are there safe ways to spend time with friends during the pandemic? To answer this question, health experts have been looking…

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2020-06-23 Flowers You Can Eat

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Flowers are an important part of our natural world. Their beauty…

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2020-06-19 Race for COVID-19 Vaccine Could Leave Some Countries Behind

Researchers are in a hurry to develop an effective vaccine against the new coronavirus. As the race intensifies, wealthy countries…

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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…

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2020-06-17 Survivor Plasma Studied to Possibly Prevent Coronavirus Infection

Researchers are launching a study to see whether blood plasma from coronavirus survivors can block infection in others. The study…

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2020-06-16 Search for COVID-19 Vaccine Includes Animal Tests

Scientists say they are carrying out tests on monkeys, ferrets and other animals in the search for a vaccine for…

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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…

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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…

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2020-06-09 Virus Could Lower Already Low US Birth Rates

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The number of births in the United States continued…

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2020-06-08 New Drugs Make Big Difference in Treating Lung, Prostate, Colon Cancers

Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control some kinds of cancer better than current medicines. They say these…

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