New CDC data shows updated boosters are cutting risk of getting sick from the coronavirus by about half.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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An ant’s sense of smell is so strong, it can sniff out cancer
A new study on the insects’ olfactory abilities points to the potential of someday using them – and other animals – to detect tumors quickly and cheaply.
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Bill would extend MaineCare health coverage to all low-income noncitizens
House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross submitted a similar bill last session, but it did not advance out of committee after Gov. Janet Mills funded a smaller expansion, limited to noncitizens who are pregnant or under the age of 21.
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U.S. proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.
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COVID, flu, RSV declining in hospitals as ‘tripledemic’ threat fades
The third pandemic winter is nowhere near as bad as the previous two, likely because most Americans have some immunity from shots and previous infections.
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Portland officials warn of spike in overdoses
The city urges residents to be aware of how they can access the overdose reversing drug naloxone as overdose numbers climb.
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Lesion removed from Jill Biden’s eyelid was non-cancerous
The White House says a lesion removed by surgeons from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid was a ‘very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth.’
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Making pig livers humanlike are part of quest to ease organ shortage
If tests on using a bioengineered organ as a human ‘liver assist’ work, it would be a critical step toward eventually attempting a bioengineered organ transplant – probably a kidney.
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Panel recommends increases in funding, benefits to boost EMS in Maine
A report from the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services calls for more than $70 million in state funding per year.
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Extensive review affirms safety of COVID booster after signal of possible risk
A deep dive into several large databases has failed to confirm the preliminary information, according to the CDC and FDA.