Health
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
CDC plans to drop 5-day COVID isolation guidelines
People with COVID will be able to return to work and school if they have been fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild and improving. The new guidance aligns with recommendations to prevent the spread of flu and RSV.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
In rural Utah, concern over efforts to use Colorado River water to extract lithium
A company’s plan in southeast Utah to extract lithium is adding to an anxiety familiar in this part of the arid American West: how the project could affect water from the Colorado River.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Westbrook food service worker contracts hepatitis A
The Maine CDC urges staff and patrons who dined at Legends Rest Taproom or Paper City Barbecue in the past 3 weeks to contact their health care provider.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants after repeated calls to police or for emergency services.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2024
A former CIA analyst died hoping to help others with his rare disease
Randolph Pherson was known in the international intelligence community for his critical thinking skills and analytic techniques.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Drug overdose deaths declined by 16% in Maine in 2023
It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Getting a dental X-ray? A new recommendation says you don’t need a lead apron
The nation's largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead aprons and thyroid collars on patients who are getting dental X-rays.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there’s a clue why.
Tens of millions of Americans have an autoimmune disorder, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and more. About 4 of every 5 patients are women.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates down or flat
It continues to have a disproportionate impact on gay and bisexual men but is expanding in heterosexual men and women, and increasingly affecting newborns, too, CDC officials say.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Influenza cases remain steady in Maine
Maine has not seen the high levels of flu cases recently reported in other parts of the U.S.
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