Monday is World Mental Health Day. To mark the day, the World Health Organization has launched a campaign to “raise awareness and spur action” in regions where there are high …
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Disasters Like Ian Pose Extra Risk for Fragile Older People
Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida, and …
your ads here!Philadelphia Apologizes for Experiments on Black Inmates
The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s. The move …
your ads here!Fears of Quarantines, Lockdowns Mar Golden Week Festivities in China
China’s annual Golden Week festivities wind down Friday under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic with sharply reduced travel, frequent COVID testing and tight security in the capital ahead of …
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Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony. …
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Lebanon reported its first case of cholera since 1993, Health Minister Firas Abiad said Thursday. The case, recorded Wednesday, was from the rural northern province of Akkar, Abiad said, adding …
your ads here!US to Send Recent Uganda Visitors to 5 Airports for Ebola Screening
The Biden administration will begin redirecting U.S.-bound travelers who had been to Uganda within the previous 21 days to five major American airports to be screened for Ebola as public …
your ads here!NASA Makes History Launching First Indigenous Woman to Space
NASA makes history yet again. Plus, why a Mars rover’s doom may signal a new beginning, and a look back at a pioneering spacecraft’s suicide mission to Saturn. VOA’s Arash …
your ads here!Syria Says Cholera Outbreak Has Killed at Least 39 and is Spreading
UNICEF says the cholera outbreak in Syria has reached more than 10,000 patients and claimed the lives of at least 39 people, according to the Syrian Ministry of Health. For …
your ads here!Study: Climate Change Made Summer Drought 20 Times More Likely
Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China — was made 20 times more likely by climate change, …
your ads here!India-Made Cough Syrups May Be Tied to 66 Deaths in Gambia, WHO Says
The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization …
your ads here!Russian Launches to Space From US, 1st Time in 20 Years
For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over …
your ads here!No Longer Out of Sight, Effort Gets Under Way to Combat Treatable Blindness
Africa and Latin America have the highest rates in the world of treatable sight problems, but a Spanish NGO is finding innovative ways to reverse this situation. Conditions like …
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for “the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.” The prize and its $900,000 …
your ads here!Plastic-Gobbling Enzymes in Worm Spit May Help Ease Pollution
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways …
your ads here!Bird Flu Hits Colony of Endangered Penguins in South Africa
South African conservationists are on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu killed close to 30 penguins at one of the country’s most stable colonies and a popular tourist …
your ads here!Artificial Intelligence Is New Weapon Against Australian Wildlife Smugglers
Australian scientists are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence in the fight against wildlife trafficking. The technique uses 3-Dimensional X-rays at airports and post offices to detect animals being smuggled …
your ads here!Three Scientists Win Physics Nobel for Quantum Information Research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that three scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for “pioneering quantum information science. The academy said Alain Aspect of France, …
your ads here!U.S. CDC Ends Country-Specific COVID Travel Health Notices
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday it had ended its COVID-19 country travel health notices as fewer countries reported enough data for accurate assessments. In April, …
your ads here!Nobel Medicine Prize Winner Discovered the Neanderthal Genome
This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to a Swedish scientist for decoding the DNA of the Neanderthal, modern humans’ closet extinct relative. In a statement Monday the Nobel …
your ads here!Hurricane Ian Dumped 10% More Rain Due to Climate Change: Research
Climate change increased the rainfall from Hurricane Ian by more than 10 percent, according to a new quick-fire analysis, as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the …
your ads here!Uganda Seeks Ebola Funding Amid Exposure of 65 Health Workers
The World Health Organization and Ugandan authorities are seeking nearly $18 million to help contain the Ebola outbreak in the country for the next three months. The initiative comes as …
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