Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – Most of the world has been dealing with COVID-19 since early 2020. But North Korea only recently admitted it is dealing with a widespread local outbreak of the disease. On Thursday, North Korean health officials said over 2 million people have been sickened with a fast-spreading fever since late April. They also said 63 people have died. North Korea said it … [Read more...] about North Korea Fights COVID with Leaves and Tea

– Manuscript – A group that supports abortion rights says that drugs are used to carry out more than half of the abortions in America rather than operations. The Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit research group, said earlier this year that the percentage has been increasing yearly. The drugs are taken in the form of pills to medically end pregnancies. Recent … [Read more...] about Use of Medication to End Pregnancies Is Rising

– Manuscript – Sunflowers are huge plants with bright yellow flowers. They have a long history in North America. There is evidence they were used for food and for medicine by Native Americans beginning around 1,000 B.C. The seeds from sunflowers were likely brought to Europe by Spanish explorers around the late 16th century. Over time, they found their way to Eastern … [Read more...] about How to Grow, Eat Sunflowers

– Manuscript – Drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that three low-dose injections of their COVID-19 vaccine have shown to be effective in protecting children under age five. The companies made the announcement after carrying out new experiments, or trials, involving the youngest population group. They plan to provide information about the trials to the U.S. … [Read more...] about Pfizer: 3 Shots Effective Against COVID-19 in Children under 5

– Manuscript – From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In English, there is an expression that goes like this: Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone. It suggests that people do not want to share in the sadness of others. But what if sharing our sadness actually helps us feel better? That was the goal of Natalie Eve … [Read more...] about Sharing Our Loneliness May Help Us Feel Less Lonely