Report Estimates 1 Billion People Worldwide Are Obese A new study estimates more than 1 billion people worldwide are currently living with obesity. People with obesity are considered medically overweight. The study, published in the medical publicati...
Electrical Device in Brain Might Help with Depression Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is an experimental treatment that involves having an electrical device placed in the brain. The treatment gives patients' brains targeted electrical impulses. Resea...
US Health Officials Urge Older Adults to Get Latest COVID-19 Vaccine 美国疾控中心督促老年人再接种加强针 U.S. health officials are urging older adults to get an additional updated COVID-19 vaccine shot. 美国卫生官员敦促老年人...
Large Study Details Years of Brain Changes in Alzheimers Patients A long-term study in China has shown that a series of changes take place in the brains of people who get Alzheimer's disease long before they present signs of the sickness. The large s...
South Korea Warns Striking Doctors to Return or Face Punishment 韩国警告罢工医生返岗否则面临处罚 South Korea's government has warned young doctors to return to work before February 29 or face possible punishments. 韩国政府警告年轻...
What is the Brain Condition Frontotemporal Dementia? A brain wasting disease called frontotemporal dementia has gained attention after television and film personalities said they suffered from it. In a statement, caregivers said doctors told talk sho...
US Approves Asthma Drug to Treat Food Allergies From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The U.S. food and drug agency has approved a medication already used to treat the breathing condition asthma to treat people for food alle...
Tough Groundcovers for Dry Climate Trying to grow grass in the deserts or other dry places can seem like a losing battle. As a result, many people who live in such climates will use rocks, gravel, or man-made materials as groundcover instead of grass...
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...
