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Smithsonian Institution Marks 175th Anniversary

By Deborah Block | VOA on Apr 4, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Smithsonian Institution Marks 175th Anniversary

WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian Institution is marking its 175th anniversary this year, and it expects to celebrate later this year with a futuristic exhibition that includes a robot to help prevent loneliness and a sail for deep space travel. The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum complex, consisting of 19 museums, nine research centers, and […]

Sniffer Dogs Learn to Detect COVID-19

By Deborah Block | VOA on Feb 25, 2021   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

Sniffer Dogs Learn to Detect COVID-19

At a dog training center in Myakka City, Florida, Heather Junqueira, founder of BioScent, brings a four-year-old beagle, Noel, into a room with stainless-steel canisters, several containing samples of COVID-19.    Noel springs into action as she tries to find the ones with a smell that she knows will earn her praise and dog treats. […]

Alcohol Flying Off Shelves at ‘Essential’ US Liquor Stores

By Deborah Block | VOA on May 13, 2020   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

Alcohol Flying Off Shelves at ‘Essential’ US Liquor Stores

  ALEXANDRIA, VA – Business is booming for alcohol in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic as Americans on lockdown battle boredom and anxieties at home.   “People who would usually buy one bottle of wine are going out the door with several bottles, or even a case,” said Davis Wills, a manager at […]

New Life-saving Devices Quickly Identify Health Problems

By Deborah Block | VOA on Mar 16, 2016   Health  

New Life-saving Devices Quickly Identify Health Problems

  WASHINGTON, DC—It can be a matter of life or death — waiting for test results from a laboratory about a serious health problem. But two small medical devices now in development can quickly diagnose some conditions, including the potential for a heart attack. The first, a “tricorder,” was given the same name as the […]



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