Can Less Be More with Cancer Drugs? Many people who find out they have cancer are able to survive the disease because of effective drugs. Treating cancer with certain drugs is known as chemotherapy. The drugs contain powerful chemicals that kill canc...
Recent Death Brings Attention to Alaskapox Virus Health officials in the American state of Alaska have known for nine years about a virus causing rare, mild illness. But a recent case that resulted in a man's death has brought new attention to what i...
Autoimmune Diseases Affect More Women than Men Women are much more likely to get autoimmune diseases than men. New research may finally explain why. Autoimmune diseases happen when the body's natural defenses, or immune system, attack the body's tiss...
What Is 'Cozy Cardio?' A new kind of exercise idea is becoming popular in the United States. Social media is bringing attention to cozy cardio. It means doing light cardiovascular exercise at home. Physical inactivity and cozy cardio Physical inactiv...
South America Dengue Increase Brings Vaccination Drive From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. During the southern hemisphere summer, South America is experiencing a sharp increase in cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease...
Garden Group Names 2024 Year of African Violet The African violet, a plant from Tanzania that came to the U.S. in the late 1800s, received a special honor from the National Garden Bureau (NGB). The organization named 2024 The Year of the African Viol...
What Are Enlarged Prostate and Prostate Cancer? Britain's King Charles was treated recently for a medical condition called enlarged prostate. American Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently spent two weeks in a hospital for treatment following an op...
Studies: Gene Treatment Lets Children Deaf at Birth Hear Gene treatments are being credited with permitting several children born with deafness to hear again. Gene therapy is a medical treatment that aims to change a few of a patient's genes to cure...
Italian Man Might Regain Use of Hand after Nerve Operation A man in Italy might regain the use of his hand after having a new kind of medical operation. Doctors in northern Italy said the surgery used a nerve from the man's partly amputated leg to re...
WHO: Gazas Health Care System Collapsing A World Health Organization (WHO) official who recently returned from the Gaza Strip said recently that the health care system is collapsing. He said more workers and supplies are needed. WHO Health Emergency...
Cameroon Launches First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children Cameroon has begun the world's first major malaria vaccine program for children. The campaign launched Monday in the Central African nation. Health officials called the effort a major step...
Study: Diabetes, Obesity Drugs Not Linked to Suicidal Thoughts A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported recently. Both Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and the obe...
Study Finds Small Plastic Pieces in Bottled Water The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of very small plastic known as nanoplastics, a recent study says. Researchers found the nanoplastics with a microscope...
Alzheimers Drugs May Reach Brain Faster with Ultrasound Tool Researchers recently said a new tool that uses what is called focused ultrasound can help deliver important medicine to the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Alzheimer's is a disease that slo...
WHO: More COVID Deaths after Holiday Gatherings 世卫组织称节日后新冠肺炎死亡人数增长 The World Health Organization (WHO) says holiday gatherings and the spread of a new COVID-19 variant led to increased hospitalizations and deaths l...
