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White House updates national suicide prevention strategy

WEBThe White House on Tuesday unveiled an updated national strategy on suicide prevention that includes more emphasis on health equity and diversity and the mental …

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New Kind of Hospital Coming to Rural America, Without Inpatient …

WEBIrwin County Hospital became a rural emergency hospital on Feb. 1, 2023. Quentin Whitwell, the hospital's CEO, said it was an ideal candidate. “We’re still finding …

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Health and Lifestyle 2020: A Year in Review

WEBFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Today, we look back on the year 2020. In early January, few people knew about a disease that was spreading in …

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Language and Mental Health

WEBPerson-focused language. When we talk about someone’s mental health, it is important to use the right words. We want to be respectful of the person and …

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UN approves updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a …

WEBThe World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global …

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Expressions to Help You Stay Healthy

WEBWe also need to eat well. We have some expressions that remind us to eat healthy. Here is one: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”. Some word historians …

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Report: Decades of progress in sexual, reproductive health being …

WEBGENEVA — Decades of progress in sexual and reproductive health are being rolled back with the poorest, most vulnerable members of society at greatest risk …

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WHO Urges Immediate Action Amid Cholera Vaccine Shortage

WEBFILE - A nurse administers a dose of the cholera vaccine at the Kuwadzana Polyclinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan. 29, 2024. On Wednesday, the World Health …

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Billions of Workers Exposed to Health Hazards Due to Climate …

WEBThe International Labor Organization reports more than 70 percent of workers around the world, over 2.4 billion workers out of a global workforce of 3.4 billion, …

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Science & Health

WEBEnglish news from the Voice of America. VOA provides complete coverage of the U.S, Asia, Africa and the Mideast.

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Should the US Government Regulate What Unhealthy Americans …

WEBIn the 1960s, the United States focused on eradicating hunger; in the 1990s, food insecurity. Mozaffarian is among the U.S. health experts calling for a shift in focus …

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Poliovirus near extinction in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say

WEBFILE - A health worker administers polio vaccine to a child in a neighborhood of Lahore, Pakistan, Nov. 27, 2023. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last two countries …

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Trump Handles Legal Matters; Biden Vows to Protect Affordable …

WEBU.S. President Joe Biden campaigned on his health care record this weekend, while his political rival Donald Trump had to focus on meeting a deadline to …

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Medical care, supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti's …

WEBWeeks of gang violence have forced about 18 hospitals to stop working and caused a shortage of medical supplies as Haiti's biggest seaport and main international …

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Negotiator for South Korean walkout doctors sees 'no future' after …

WEBMembers of the Gyeonggi Province Medical Association stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, April …

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Kenyan government threatens to halt salaries of striking doctors

WEBThe Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. …

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What Americans Really Earn After Taxes

WEBWith an average yearly income of $56,358, the average Mississippi worker takes home $3,599 monthly. The average annual income in Arkansas is $58,850. …

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Israeli strikes kill at least 22 in Rafah

WEBPalestinian health officials said Monday a series of Israeli airstrikes overnight killed at least 22 people in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Witnesses and medics …

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Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by life's lost …

WEBA recent graduate wears a garment with their graduation year on the University of Southern California campus April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate …

WEBFarmers sort out climate-smart beans in Machakos, Kenya, March 18, 2024. From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, …

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Push for truce ramps up as Israel pummels Gaza

WEBIsraeli tanks park near the southern Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 28, 2024.

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Philippines suspends in-person classes due to heat, jeepney strike

WEBThe Philippines will suspend in-person classes in all public schools for two days due to extreme heat and a nationwide strike by jeepney drivers, the education …

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Biden, Netanyahu discuss Israel-Hamas war, no sign of cease-fire

WEBAn Israeli soldier walks near tanks parked near the southern Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group …

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Rising unemployment hits Canada's international students hard

WEBA tightening job market in Canada, fueled by a surge of immigration that produced the fastest population growth in 67 years, is hitting the country's large cohort of …

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Togo split over controversial reform on eve of vote

WEBFILE - Schoolgirls walk past election posters of Togo's incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe, presidential candidate of Union for the Republic, on the street in …

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