UN: HIV Infects 1 Teen Girl Every 3 Minutes
One girl between the ages of 15 and 19 is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, every three minutes of every day, a United Nations report found. The
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Belgium Approved Euthanasia of 3 Minors, Report Finds
Belgian doctors have euthanized three minors in the past two years, according to a report from the nation’s chief euthanasia regulatory body released earlier this month. The report, produced by
Read MoreDogs Know When Their Owners Are Sad, Researchers Find
Most pet owners are ready to share stories of how their pets have consoled or responded to them during a time of distress. Most were just cute pet stories, until
Read More‘Amazing Dragon’ Fossils Rewrite History of Long-necked Dinosaurs
Fossils unearthed on a hillside in northwestern China are forcing scientists to rethink the history of a dinosaur lineage that produced the largest animals ever to walk the planet. Scientists
Read MoreEmissions Goals at Risk as ‘Clunker’ Cars Flood Africa, S. Asia
African and South Asian nations could miss national targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions unless rich countries stop using them as dumping grounds for millions of polluting old cars, a
Read MoreAIDS Drugs Show More Promise for Preventing New Infections
New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has the
Read MoreGeologists: Hawaii Eruption Could Last Years, Destroy New Areas
The eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on the Big Island, according to a report by U.S. government geologists. A main
Read MoreScientists Take Step Toward Creating Artificial Embryos
An international team of scientists has moved closer to creating artificial embryos after using mouse stem cells to make structures capable of taking a crucial step in the development of
Read MoreGala Opens Countdown to 50th Anniversary of 1st Moon Landing
Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was noticeably absent from a gala kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, even though his nonprofit space
Read MoreNew Scandal Revives Memories of Tainted Chinese-Made Products
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for an investigation of a domestic drug manufacturer accused of violating regulations in making a rabies vaccine. Changsheng Biotechnology has been ordered to stop
Read MoreEarlier and Better Dementia Detection Urged
Too few people with signs of mental decline or dementia are getting checked during routine medical visits or told when a problem is found, says a panel of Alzheimer’s disease
Read MoreSomali Girl Dies After Undergoing FGM
Doctors in central Somalia say a 10-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). Director of Hanano hospital in Dhusamareb, Dr. Abdirahman Omar Hassan, who was on the
Read MoreResearchers Monitoring Utah’s Iconic Stone Arches
The United States has some incredible natural geological features: towering mesas, tall spires of limestone rock, erupting geysers and gravity-defying stone sculptures. Faith Lapidus reports on efforts to ensure that
Read MoreEastern, Southern Africa Most Affected by HIV Epidemic
A report by UNAIDS, “Miles to go—closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices”, warns that the global response to HIV is at a critical point. Eastern and southern Africa remain the
Read MoreCholera Threatens Cameroon
A cholera outbreak in Cameroon has claimed at least a dozen lives. Hundreds of people have been rushed to several hospitals in the central African state. It is feared some
Read MoreNew York City Bathroom Aims to Prevent Drug Overdoses
A specially-outfitted bathroom in New York City has been converted into a safe haven for drug users. The goal: to curb an overdose crisis that’s sweeping the United States. New
Read MoreFDA Approves Drug to Stop Some Malaria Relapses
U.S. regulators Friday approved a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria. Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don’t finish taking every dose. Malaria
Read MoreOne Giant Sale: Neil Armstrong’s Collection Goes to Auction
Admirers of Neil Armstrong and space exploration have a chance to own artifacts and mementos that belonged to the modest man who became a global hero by becoming the first
Read MoreDoctors Can Prevent More Amputations With Limb-Saving Surgery
Doctors have been working for decades to find better ways to save people’s damaged or diseased arms and legs and avoid amputations. Their work paid off for Jeff Bopp, a
Read MoreAutonomous Boats Can Offer Help on the Water
If there can be driverless cars on the road, why not driverless boats on the water? Faith Lapidus has details of a team building a robotic boat, and what they
Read MoreTrump Administration Wants to Scrap Some Species Protection
The Trump administration wants to scrap automatic federal protection for threatened plants and animals, a move that would anger environmentalists but please industry. A proposal unveiled Thursday would no longer
Read MoreDoctors Can Prevent More Amputations With Limb Saving Surgery
For more than 30 years, doctors have worked to save people’s arms and legs. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports, saving a limb after an accident or infection can take an entire
Read MoreThai Elephants Help Spread Jungle Fruit’s Seeds
Massive fruit trees in the Thailand evergreen forest need massive herbivores to help spread their seeds, according to a new study. Based on the diets and habits of mammals, scientists
Read MoreCritics See Japan Anti-Smoking Law as Lax
Japan on Wednesday approved its first national legislation banning smoking inside public facilities, but the watered-down measure excludes many restaurants and bars and is seen by critics as toothless. The
Read MoreCan Polio Workers Overcome Complacency, Conflict, Donor Fatigue to End the Virus?
The world is close to eliminating the threat from polio, but to eradicate the disease, it must be eliminated everywhere. Health officials say that’s the tricky part, because if the
Read MoreCan Polio Workers Overcome Complacency, Donor Fatigue to End Virus?
The move to end polio started in 1985 with Rotary International. At that time, polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year. There is still no cure, but two
Read MoreJupiter’s Moon Count Hits 79; One New Find Is Tiny ‘Oddball’
Astronomers are still finding moons at Jupiter, 400 years after Galileo used his spyglass to spot the first ones. The latest discovery of a dozen small moons brings the total
Read MoreCongo Ebola Outbreak Expected to End Next Week
The World Health Organization says it expects the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be over on July 24. That will mark 42 days, two incubation periods
Read MoreMass Radio Campaign Saves Thousands of Children’s Lives in Africa
A mass radio campaign in Burkina Faso led to a significant rise in sick children getting medical attention and could prove one of the most cost-effective ways to save young
Read MoreUN Envoy: 1.1B People Face Risks from Lack of Cooling
New data from 52 countries in hot climates reveals that over 1.1 billion people face “significant risks” — including death — from lack of access to cooling, a U.N. envoy
Read MoreWorld’s Oldest Bread Found at Prehistoric Site in Jordan
Charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at a site in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a delectable surprise: people began making bread,
Read MoreStudy: CRISPR Gene Editing Can Cause Risky Collateral DNA Damage
Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause unexpected genetic damage which could lead to dangerous changes in some cells. The findings,
Read MoreAid Group Warns: Clean Water for All Is Still Centuries Away
Supplying clean water and toilets for all could take hundreds of years in countries like Eritrea and Namibia unless governments step up funding to tackle the problem and its harmful
Read MoreAustralian Trial Crushes Numbers of Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes
Mosquitos are one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. In a town in northern Australia, more than 80 percent of the mosquitoes that spread dengue fever have been wiped out
Read MoreWhat Fat Dogs May Tell Us About Overweight Humans
Fat dogs may have more in common with obese humans than we think. Hungarian researchers have discovered that overweight dogs were interested only in top quality food and would not
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Cannot Replace Doctors, Can Work Alongside Them
Robots can do a lot of things people can do… but can they replace doctors? A London-based artificial intelligence company says its AI robot doctors can diagnose patients just as
Read MoreMore Than 200,000 People in Southern Syria Have No Access to Medical Care
The World Health Organization is calling for access to more than 210,000 people in urgent need of medical assistance in southern Syria, the scene of recent intense fighting between Russian-backed
Read More8 Endangered Black Rhinos Die in Kenya After Relocation
Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away, the government said Friday,
Read MoreEight Rhinos Found Dead After Move to New Kenyan Sanctuary
The Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) has halted the relocation of black rhinos to a new sanctuary after eight of the animals died soon after arriving at the site. Investigators are
Read MoreRising Greenhouse Gases Making Food Less Nutritious
Temperatures around the world are rising as humans burn coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy. Burning those fuels releases heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But it does
Read MoreJeff Bezos to Charge At Least $200,000 for Space Rides, Sources Say
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company plans to charge passengers about $200,000 to $300,000 for its first trips into space next year, two people familiar with its plans told Reuters. Potential customers
Read MoreScientists Track ‘Ghost Particle’ to Source for First Time
Scientists have announced a new finding about the source of a high-energy neutrino, a subatomic particle detected at an observatory at the Earth’s South Pole. The study, published Thursday in
Read MoreFingerprinting Technology Could Save Endangered Pangolins
Pangolins are the world’s most illegally trafficked animal. Eight species of the elusive mammals are found in Africa and Southeast Asia, but as many as 300 are poached every day,
Read MoreFirst Test-Tube Baby Born 40 Years Ago This Month
Forty years ago this month, the first test-tube baby was born in what is now called in vitro fertilization. British baby Louise Brown was born July 25, 1978. She’s married
Read MoreNASA Commercial Crew Program for Space Station Faces Delays, Report Says
Plans to launch the first NASA astronauts since 2011 to the International Space Station from the United States look set to be delayed due to incomplete safety measures and accountability
Read MoreChinese Find Suggests Human Relatives Left Africa Earlier
Stone tools recovered from an excavation in China suggest that our evolutionary forerunners trekked out of Africa earlier than we thought. Until now, the oldest evidence of human-like creatures outside
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