Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – Thousands of Japanese cherry trees are blooming on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. When the trees reach peak bloom, the United States’ capital city is awash in pink and white. In the 1920s, the average peak bloom date was April 5. That moved up to March 31 in recent years. And the 2023 peak arrived yet a week earlier, the National Park Service said … [Read more...] about Care, ‘Magic’ Help Cherry Blossom in Washington

– Manuscript – Governments and health agencies around the world have not yet been able to answer an important question: Where did the virus that causes COVID-19 come from? DOE report and Wray’s comments This week, two events have drawn attention to the question of COVID-19's beginnings. The first was a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report, which has not been … [Read more...] about Deeper Questions about the Start of COVID-19

– Manuscript – Plant lovers often look at lists of plants or seeds for sale in the winter to plan their gardens for the coming year. Those lists usually have two names for each plant: a common name and a botanical, or scientific name. The botanical name is not in English, which makes a lot of people unsure about what it means or how to say it. The language is Latin. … [Read more...] about Learn Scientific Names to Understand Your Plants Better

– Manuscript – From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. For half the world, spring has begun. Temperatures are warming and daylight lasts longer. People who like to garden may be ready to get their hands dirty and start clearing the ground for new plantings. But garden experts warn -- not too fast. Jessica Damiano is one such expert. She … [Read more...] about Do Not Hurry to ‘Spring Clean’ Garden

– Manuscript – The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brought attention to a common practice for many people in the United States: medical tourism. Medical tourism is traveling to other countries to receive medical care that is not available or too costly at home. The four Americans were caught in a shootout between criminal drug organizations. Two were … [Read more...] about Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks