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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
Maine, which reported a 16% drop, is one of four states that recorded at least a 15% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2023.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Fewer U.S. overdose deaths reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate
Explanations could include shifts in the drug supply, expansion of overdose prevention and addiction treatment, and the grim possibility that the epidemic has killed so many that now there are basically fewer people to kill.
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PublishedMay 6, 2024
MaineHealth helping test new Lyme vaccine
A researcher says earlier tests on vaccine show promise. If proven safe and effective, it could be ready for public rollout in 2 to 3 years.
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PublishedMay 6, 2024
Ultrasound technology is used in many ways. Addiction is the next frontier
The use of the high-frequency sound waves is being adapted to treat Alzheimer’s disease, tumors and psychiatric disorders. Now, researchers are studying whether ultrasound can be deployed against addiction.
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PublishedMay 1, 2024
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.
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PublishedApril 30, 2024
Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says
Breast cancer death rates have fallen as treatment continues to improve. But breast cancer is still the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women.
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
The decision infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could help the president avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
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PublishedApril 25, 2024
Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that's 'pushing our planet to the brink.'
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical that law requires emergency abortions
It was unclear whether members of the conservative majority were swayed by the Biden administration's argument that federal law overrides the state in rare emergency cases where a pregnant patient's health is at serious risk.
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PublishedApril 21, 2024
The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall
The main sticking point involves access to vital information about new threats that may emerge – and to the vaccines and medicines that could contain that threat.
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