2020-10-22 US Wildfire Smoke Causes Health Problems for Millions
Thick clouds of smoke from wildfires in the United States have exposed millions of people to harmful levels of pollution. The smoke is causing emergency room visits to jump and…
2020-10-20 More Women Drinking Alcohol
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Women in the United States are dying of alcohol-related causes at a growing rate, the U.S. government says. The…
2020-10-17 US Approves First Treatment for Ebola Virus
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first treatment for the deadly Ebola virus. The treatment, Inmazeb, is a combination of three genetically-engineered antibodies. The…
2020-10-15 Antibody: A Promising COVID-19 Drug, But Not a Cure
U.S. President Donald Trump was hospitalized for three days earlier this month after experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. He received several treatments for the disease. One was an experimental antibody drug…
2020-10-14 A Second COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Pauses after Illness
American drug maker Johnson & Johnson has suspended its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial. The suspension came after a patient in the study had “unexplained illness.“ A month ago, British…
2020-10-13 Looking for Love During COVID
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, a woman named Eve began wondering about her love…
2020-10-08 Eli Lilly Seeks Approval for Experimental COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said Wednesday it has asked U.S. officials to approve emergency use of an experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19. Lilly said early results of a…
2020-10-07 WHO: Number of Coronavirus Cases May Be Much Higher Than Reported
A World Health Organization (WHO) official says its “best estimates” show that the new coronavirus may have infected about one in 10 people worldwide. Michael Ryan is a doctor and…
2020-10-06 Small Coronavirus Air Particles Could Be Threat
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. At a university in the United States, people infected with the new coronavirus are part of an experiment. The…
2020-09-30 Worldwide Deaths from Coronavirus: More than 1 Million
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of one million deaths from the coronavirus was “a very sad milestone.” “So many people have lost so many people and haven’t…
2020-09-30 WHO: Quitting Smoking Has Immediate Health Effects
The World Health Organization has released a new report this week linking the yearly deaths of 1.9 million people to tobacco use. The report was released for World Heart Day…
2020-09-29 Experts: Do Not Misuse Alcohol During Pandemic
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March 2020, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many people began living under stay-at-home orders. In…
2020-09-25 Praise for Africa’s COVID Response
When the coronavirus pandemic was declared six months ago, international health experts were worried about people in Africa. Many feared the virus would cause great suffering across the continent. This…
2020-09-24 Large Vaccine Trial Begins as US Health Experts Speak at Senate Hearing
The company Johnson & Johnson has begun the final part of its trial of a single-treatment, COVID-19 vaccine. The study will be one of the world’s largest, testing the injection…
2020-09-23 US Health Officials Urge Americans to Get Flu Vaccine
Health officials around the world are concerned about rising numbers of new coronavirus cases. But another highly infectious virus will soon be returning to Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. That virus is…