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WEB2023 Year in Review: Kids Did It! NFK Editors - December 28, 2023. To recap 2023, NewsForKids.net is taking a look back at some of the most interesting stories we’ve covered this year. Today we’re looking at a few of the incredible things kids accomplished in …
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World Health Day: Health Care For All – News For Kids
WEBNFK Editors - April 8, 2018. Geneva, Switzerland —(Map) Yesterday was the 70th birthday of the World Health Organization. It was also World Health Day – a day meant to remind people that everyone should be able to get good health care. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a part of the United Nations.
Fighting Diseases, Old and New
WEBFighting Diseases, Old and New. Around the world, health experts are struggling to contain many deadly diseases. Scientists have tools to fight many of these diseases, but to be successful, they need cooperation. Doctors and scientists have created vaccines to protect against some of the world’s most dangerous diseases.
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WEBIndia Brings Free Health Care to 500 Million. NFK Editors - September 24, 2018. On Sunday, India began the world's largest government health care plan. The plan, which some are calling "Modicare", will bring free health care to 500 million people.
WHO Says Covid-19 Global Emergency is Over
WEBOn Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the coronavirus pandemic is not a global emergency anymore. The disease is now spreading much more slowly than before. The WHO says Covid-19 is still a problem, but the hardest part of the pandemic is over. The WHO and health experts have been tracking the …
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2022 Year in Review: Incredible Science Stories
WEBScientists Train Nerve Cells in a Dish to Play Video Game. October 18, 2022. Researchers in Australia have shown that human nerve cells in a dish can form a “brain” that can learn to play a simple video game. The research could help scientists understand the brain better. It could also lead to new kinds of computers.
COVID-19 – Current Report – News For Kids
WEBCOVID-19 has been in Azerbaijan since March, 2020. In all, the country has had 825,980 cases. Over the last week, there have been 560 cases – an average of 80.0 a day. That’s higher than the daily average for the last month, which is 59.6. The disease seems to be spreading more quickly. Around 10,006 people have died.
Omicron Wave Makes Decisions Hard for Schools
WEBOmicron Wave Makes Decisions Hard for Schools. NFK Editors - January 19, 2022. Over the last few weeks, Covid-19 case numbers have been hitting record levels around the world. Governments are struggling to figure out safe ways to keep schools open and avoid going back to remote classes, but it’s a complicated challenge.
Raising Millions for Other People’s Medical Bills
WEBNFK Editors - November 23, 2023. Casey McIntyre recently died of cancer. Before she passed away, Ms. McIntyre set up a way to help others. Now, over $600,000 has been donated in her memory, and that money will help to pay off around $60 million of other people’s medical bills. Ms. McIntyre, who was 38, worked as a publisher in New York City.
Children’s Smartwatches Can Be Dangerous
WEBIn 2017, Germany made it against the law to sell smartwatches for children. The government said smartwatches were spying on children, and that anyone who had a child’s smartwatch should destroy it. Last week, the European Commission said that a smartwatch called the Enox Safe-Kid-One was not safe and could not be sold in the EU.
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WEBWorld’s Largest Iceberg is on the Move. NFK Editors - December 6, 2023. The world's largest iceberg, an icy island three times the size of New York City, has broken loose. The iceberg, called A23a, broke free from an Antarctic ice shelf in 1987, and has been grounded for over 30 years. Now it's floating in the open ocean.
The Plastic Bank – Treating Plastic Like Money
WEBThe Plastic Bank – Treating Plastic Like Money. NFK Editors - June 5, 2019. Port-au-Prince, Haiti —(Map) David Katz was upset by all the plastic going into the oceans. To help solve the problem, he had an unusual idea – to treat plastic like money. Mr. Katz calls his idea the “Plastic Bank”. Though Mr. Katz would like to remove
Doctors Give Man Pig’s Heart in Medical “First”
WEBDoctors Give Man Pig’s Heart in Medical “First”. NFK Editors - January 12, 2022. Baltimore, Maryland —(Map) Last Friday, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center successfully replaced the heart of a very sick man with a specially-grown pig’s heart. It’s the first time this surgery has ever been done.
‘Eco-Mermaid’ Swims Marathon to Fight Plastic Pollution
WEBIn 2017 and 2019, she represented Estonia at the World Aquatics Championships. On May 7, “eco-mermaid” Merle Liivand broke her own world record for swimming with a single fin. She swam the distance of a full marathon in the rough waters of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Above, Ms. Liivand (right) with her award from Guinness World …
Eswatini Health Clinics Get Solar Hot Water
WEBNow all 92 of Eswatini’s health clinics have a special solar-powered water station that provides hot water for both health care workers and patients. Now all of Eswatini’s health clinics have a running hot water station that can be used by both health care workers and patients. Above, a man washes his hands at the Sobhuza II Clinic.
Ghana, Rwanda Use Drones to Deliver Medicine
WEBNFK Editors - April 26, 2019. Accra, Ghana —(Map) A company called Zipline has begun a drone service to deliver medical supplies by aircraft in Ghana. The company has been providing a similar service in Rwanda since 2016. Drones are small aircraft that can be controlled from the ground. In countries like Ghana and Rwanda, where many people
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