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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
2020-06-04 For Top US Virus Experts, Faith and Science Work Together
The relationship between faith and science has faced some questions during the spread of the coronavirus. But for some leading…
2020-06-02 Protests, Lack of Trust Undo Coronavirus Control
Over the past week, people across the United States have been protesting the death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old black…
2020-05-26 Possible New Symptoms, Problems Linked to the Coronavirus
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report More people around the world have been tested for…
2020-05-21 ‘Dengue Kills Too’ – Latin America Faces Two Epidemics
The coronavirus is killing thousands and commanding government attention across Latin America. But another deadly viral infection remains a problem…
2020-05-19 Moderna Says Early Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Promise
American drug maker Moderna said Monday that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies in a small group of healthy people…
2020-05-19 Understanding Your Brain and Clutter
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. In springtime, many Americans take on a major project:…