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June 27, 2017
Skin Patch Vaccine Protects Against Influenza

Every year, in the United States, less than half of the adults who should get a flu vaccine actually get the shot

June 27, 2017
From Prague to Mongolia, Wild Horses Return to the Steppes

Quarter-century-old project to repopulate the steppes of Mongolia with wild horses has been kept alive as four animals made the long trip back to their ancestral home from the Prague Zoo
June 27, 2017
Review Shows Concussions Ignored in World Cup

FIFA disregarded own advice on concussion assessment
June 27, 2017
A Visit to Dr. Yum Means a Checkup and a Cooking Class

Washington DC doctor aims to inspire children and their parents to have healthy eating habits
June 27, 2017
Food That's Kid-tested, Pediatrician-approved

Doctors encourage their patients to eat a healthful diet, and often give them tips on how to do that. But a pediatrician in Spotsylvania, Virginia, is doing even more. Dr. Nimali Fernando is showing her young patients and their parents how to eat healthy by offering them a variety of cooking classes, from baby food for parents to cooking with preschoolers and older kids. Faiza Elmasry has the story. Faith Lapidus narrates.
June 27, 2017
The Heaviest Deadweight in the World

When we’re buying groceries by weight, being a few grams off may not be a big deal. But we do expect the store scales to be calibrated to show the exact measure. The situation becomes more complicated when we want to know the exact measure of something weighing a hundred tons or more. VOA’s George Putic visited a lab that calibrates large-force instruments.
June 26, 2017
Climate Change Could Bring Malaria Risk to Ethiopia's Highlands

Study finds elevation needed to protect people from malaria has risen 100 meters
June 26, 2017
Measles Can be Deadly, But is Preventable

Measles is not the trivial disease some people think it is
June 26, 2017
Measles is Deadly, But Preventable

More than 75 people, mostly young children, have gotten measles in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Nearly all were unvaccinated. The same is true in every other country worldwide. That's why pediatricians and public health doctors want every child to get vaccinated against this virus. VOA's Carol Pearson takes a look at measles to find out why.
June 25, 2017
Testing The Limits of a Carbon Sink

We know that forests are carbon sinks. That means they absorb a lot of planet-warming carbon dioxide. But researchers are trying to find out just how good they are at storing carbon, and if there is a limit to how much they can absorb. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.
June 24, 2017
Koch Chief Calls Senate Health Bill Insufficiently Conservative

Tim Phillips, who leads Americans for Prosperity, the Koch network's political arm, says the Senate plan doesn't do enough to change former President Barack Obama's health care law

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Wednesday 28 June 2017

Skin Patch Vaccine Protects Against Influenza

From Prague to Mongolia, Wild Horses Return to the Steppes

Review Shows Concussions Ignored in World Cup

A Visit to Dr. Yum Means a Checkup and a Cooking Class

Food That's Kid-tested, Pediatrician-approved

The Heaviest Deadweight in the World

Climate Change Could Bring Malaria Risk to Ethiopia's Highlands

Measles Can be Deadly, But is Preventable

Measles is Deadly, But Preventable

Testing The Limits of a Carbon Sink

Koch Chief Calls Senate Health Bill Insufficiently Conservative

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Skin Patch Vaccine Protects Against Influenza

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