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Health

Published
September 3, 2024

DEA decision on major marijuana policy shift won’t come until after November election

While it's still technically possible a decision could precede the end of President Biden's term, it looks far more likely to spotlight Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's positions on marijuana.
Published
August 29, 2024

Israel agrees to brief pause in Gaza for polio vaccinations, official says

A U.S. official says Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a push for arrangements for safe vaccination during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week.
Published
August 27, 2024

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues

At the earliest, the first batch of doses promised to support the new outbreaks in Congo will arrive on Sept. 1.
Published
August 27, 2024

New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

The Hampstead resident's EEE infection was the first in New Hampshire in a decade. Maine's CDC has also warned of the presence of EEE and West Nile viruses in animals.
Published
August 27, 2024

Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?

Ultraprocessed foods make up the bulk of the U.S. food supply and most Americans don’t go a day without eating some.

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Published
August 26, 2024

Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use

The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
Published
August 25, 2024

Deadly mosquito virus has Massachusetts towns urging people to stay in at night

The spread is rare, but serious: about 30% of people with the virus die, and many survivors have ongoing neurological problems.
Published
August 25, 2024

Brunswick Landing is Maine’s biggest firefighting foam spill in 30 years

Maine has tried before to find out how much of this toxic substance is out there, or if it's safely stored, but efforts have been largely ignored. Officials say they need lawmakers' approval before they can make changes.
Published
August 24, 2024

Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at home

Fauci was hospitalized for six days before he returned home from the hospital this week.
Published
August 23, 2024

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.