Health

Published
May 14, 2023

PFAS exposure leaves Maine people wondering: What is it doing to us?

As more than 500 private wells exceed state standards for safe drinking water, residents who have been consuming it for years want answers about the chemicals' effects.
Published
May 14, 2023

Q&A: How do you know if you’ve been exposed to PFAS?

Exposure to the chemicals, often through contaminated drinking water, has been connected to high cholesterol, cancer and other health problems.
Published
May 13, 2023

New menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval

More than 80% of women experience hot flashes as the body gradually produces lower levels of reproductive hormones between the ages of 45 and 55.
Published
May 10, 2023

First babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people

The experimental technique aims to prevent children from inheriting rare genetic diseases.
Published
May 10, 2023

End of COVID emergency highlights U.S. weakness in tracking outbreaks

The winding down of the Biden administration’s coronavirus response highlights long-standing vulnerabilities of system that fails to provide reliable information in disease outbreaks, experts warn.

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Published
May 9, 2023

Women should start getting mammograms at 40, panel says, in a shift in guidance

An influential panel intends to recommend that U.S. women begin mammograms to screen for breast cancer at 40 and continue getting them once every 2 years until age 75.
Published
May 6, 2023

Over-the-counter birth control pill faces FDA questions

Opill could become the first contraceptive pill to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter onto store shelves or online.
Published
May 5, 2023

Disease experts warn White House of potential omicron-like wave

Senior officials have emphasized the need to implement more public health protections to guard against the next viral threat, even as political will and funding fade along with the threat of the coronavirus.
Published
May 5, 2023

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer global emergency

The pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year, and most countries have returned to life before COVID-19.
Published
May 4, 2023

Birth control pills aren’t available over the counter in U.S. That could change.

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a daily contraceptive to be sold over the counter.