New Treatments for Sickle Cell Remain Out of Reach for Many United States health officials recently approved two new gene treatments for sickle cell disease (SCD). The treatments provide hope that the disease might be curable. But experts say high co...
Millions Infected with Dengue as Temperature Rises The disease dengue is spreading across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980. Experts are warning that rising temperatures and growing cities are increasing th...
Study Suggests Obesity Increasing Among US Children 研究表明美国儿童肥胖率增长 A new study adds to evidence that obesity is becoming more common in young children in America. 一项新的研究进一步证明，肥胖在美国幼儿中变得...
South African Company to Make Rings that Protect Against HIV A South African company will make vaginal devices that protect against HIV. Medical experts say that should at some point make them less costly and more easily available. HIV is a virus tha...
Those Who Fear Illness Die Earlier A large Swedish study has found an unexpected finding about people diagnosed with extreme fear of serious illness. It found they are more likely to die earlier than people who are not as concerned about their health...
Study: More Americans Affected by Long-term Tiredness From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its most recent estimate for adults with chronic fatigue syndrome....
US Approves Two Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease United States health officials last week approved two gene treatments for sickle cell disease. Doctors hope that the treatments will provide a cure for the painful genetic blood disorder. The U.S. Fo...
How to Grow Mushrooms Indoors Mushrooms are not only tasty. They are also filled with healthy nutrients, like calcium and potassium, and vitamins, like D and B. Some people not only enjoy eating mushrooms. They also like to collect them in the wild....
South Africa, Colombia Aim to Get Lower-Cost Drugs for TB, HIV South Africa and Colombia are among the countries aiming to push drug companies to permit low-cost versions of drugs for deadly diseases. The drugs are for people with drug-resistant vers...
US Life Expectancy Rises after Drops Linked to COVID-19 Life expectancy in the United States rose by about one year in 2022 following earlier decreases linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy predicts the average number of years a baby born...
Market Grows for Costly Fine Water At a meeting in April in Athens, Greece, drink experts looked carefully at the liquid in their glasses. They held them up to the light. They tasted and, sometimes, spit them out into containers. And they discussed t...
Researchers Return to Alzheimer's Vaccines Researchers are renewing efforts to find Alzheimer's disease treatments that remove harmful proteins from the brain. Such vaccines could possibly offer an easier and lower-cost choice for millions of people,...
Toymakers Aim More Products at Older People Toymakers are developing new games and changing old ones to target a different group: people over 65 years old. Toy producers suggest the products could help older people increase their brain skills as well...
Drug Trials Often Do Not Include Overweight People More than 40 percent of American adults are considered obese, or medically overweight. But the medications many of these individuals take are rarely tested in bigger bodies. Obese people are currentl...
Ketamine Becomes Pain Treatment Drug with Little Research As doctors in the United States reduce their use of opioid painkillers, another drug is becoming popular: ketamine. For more than 50 years, ketamine has been used as a painkiller for patients...
