British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, highly infectious version of mpox that first appeared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The announcement marks the first time the variant has caused a group of illnesses...
Some health officials say mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appear to be stabilizing. The observation is a possible sign that the epidemic might be declining. Mpox is also known as monkeypox. The United States Centers for Disease Con...
It would not be autumn without planting advice from Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano. Damiano recently wrote about her experience planting garlic cloves. She was concerned not just about protecting them from low winter temperatures....
American health officials say people age 50 and older should get vaccinated against bacteria that cause pneumonia and other dangerous diseases. Pneumonia is an infection that affects the lungs. It makes breathing difficult and can cause a rise in bod...
A new government study suggests U.S. teen smoking rates reached an all-time low this year. The study was a survey of American youth carried out by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The survey involved middle school students -...
How Hard Should You Train? No pain, no gain is an old saying in English. It means that one has to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress. The expression is now often used to push people to train harder or exercise more to get good e...
In Pakistan, polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign. Violence targeting health workers has also hurt years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. The World Health Organization says polio is a highly infectious disease ca...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. A rare look inside the human brain might help to explain how it clears away waste. Scientists say the failure to clear away such waste can lead to Alzheimer's disease and other brain dis...
Has Human Life Expectancy Reached Its Limit? A new study says humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy. Developments in medical technology and genetic research are not leading to major increases in lifespan overall, the researchers said...
Study: Pregnancy Changes the Brain From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. When a brain scientist at the University of California, Irvine got pregnant at the age of 38, she saw a rare chance. Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil wanted...
Body weight continues to be a big public health issue in the United States. New government research suggests that the condition of having far too much fat stored in the body - severe obesity - has increased greatly over the past ten years. The U.S. o...
If you are trying to lose weight, climbing stairs as a regular exercise might be for you. Stairs are available in many places. And research shows stair-climbing is more effective than walking on level ground. Overall, it is a fact that stair-climbing...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. A woman in Portland, Oregon started her daily exercise habit with one activity - walking her dog. Lindsay Kee then added movements to this daily activity. Before leaving on the walk, she...
In South Africa, a former passenger train now serves as a traveling medical center to provide health services to people in need. The train is known as Phelophepa. In the Sesotho language, this means good, clean, health. It travels across South Africa...
Over the past 20 years, injuries related to dog walking have been on the rise among adults and children in the U.S., Johns Hopkins University researchers say. The most common kinds of injuries include broken bones, sprains and head trauma. From 2001...
