GUIYANG, May 31 (Xinhua) — In some middle schools in China, teachers seeking to keep cigarettes off campus find themselves playing a cat-and-mouse game with students.
Some teen smokers smuggle cigare
Tag: Disease
Current COVID-19 infections in China feature low prevalence level, mild symptoms: experts
BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) — The overall COVID-19 infections in China have entered a low prevalence level since mid-May, and the vast majority of COVID-19 patients show mild symptoms, medical experts s
U.S. reports over 150 pediatric flu deaths this season
LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) — A total of 154 pediatric flu deaths have been reported in the United States so far this season, according to the latest data published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Di
Prevalence of new variant XBB.1.16 continues to grow in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) — New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the United States, according to data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio
HIV rates decline in U.S., but disparities persist: CDC
NEW YORK, May 25 (Xinhua) — The latest accounting of HIV incidence in the United States is a mixed bag — overall estimated new infections dropped 12 percent in 2021 compared to 2017, but the America
U.S. Black women nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy, delivery than any other race: ABC News
NEW YORK, May 24 (Xinhua) — Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States — 69.9 per 100,000 live births for 2021, almost three times the rate for white women, ABC News r
China sees low possibility of large-scale COVID-19 epidemic outbreak: health expert
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — China sees low possibility of a large-scale COVID-19 epidemic outbreak in the country at the current stage, according to an expert with the Chinese Center for Disease Contr
U.S. Black families battle with higher maternal mortality rates: media
LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Xinhua) — Black families in the United States have long battled higher maternal mortality rates, and that demographic group has struggled to find advocates to address their speci
Agricultural science, technology carry the weight of food security
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about the cultivation of crops tolerant o
U.S. ends COVID-19 public health emergency, drops air travel vaccine mandates
LOS ANGELES, May 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) came to an end on Thursday, marking a major transition in the country\’s fight against the global pandemic.
The PHE was a