Health care
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Boston Children’s Hospital receiving threats over transgender care program
Informational YouTube videos became the focus of far-right social media accounts.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Federal CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes
The changes include internal staffing moves and steps to speed up data releases.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Lyme disease rebounding in Maine this year
The state recorded 1,433 cases through Aug. 14, nearly matching the yearly total for 2021.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Monkeypox may have made first jump from owners to a dog, report says
The potential transmission was discovered in an Italian greyhound 12 days after its Parisian owners had an onset of monkeypox symptoms, according to the Lancet.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
People with mental health challenges say they’re being left out of the conversation about hospital violence
Patients told the Sun Journal that their experience seeking care for a mental health crisis at a hospital emergency department has been uneventful at best and extremely traumatic at worst.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
The company has faced litigation alleging its talcum powder caused users to develop ovarian cancer or mesothelioma, a cancer that strikes the lungs and other organs.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating
Health officials say the virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City’s wastewater weeks after a case of polio was identified north of the city.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
The CDC recommendations apply to everyone in the U.S., but the changes could be particularly important for schools, which resume classes this month in many parts of the country.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins
While a vaccine for dogs has long been available, the only Lyme vaccine for humans was pulled off the U.S. market in 2002 from lack of demand.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine
The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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