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Health

Published
August 22, 2024

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, that protection wanes.
Published
August 22, 2024

U.S. report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit linked to lower IQ in kids

Some of the studies reviewed in the report suggested IQ was 2 to 5 points lower in children who'd had higher exposures.
Published
August 21, 2024

West Nile virus detected in bird in Portland

Maine officials have reported finding the mosquito-borne virus in a number of animals around the state this summer.
Published
August 17, 2024

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency

A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
Published
August 16, 2024

Palestinian health officials say first case of polio confirmed in Gaza, in a 10-month-old child

The Palestinian health ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah

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Published
August 16, 2024

COVID-19 is on the upswing in the U.S. again, CDC says

COVID-19-related hospitalizations are rising, but they remain below the levels seen in winter – and far below the peaks seen earlier in the pandemic.
Published
August 16, 2024

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?

Here's a look at mpox and how likely it is to spread further.
Published
August 14, 2024

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?

So far, there have been more than 14,000 cases, and 524 people have died. More than 96% of cases and deaths are in Congo.
Published
August 14, 2024

Wildfire smoke from Canada affecting air quality in Maine

Particle pollution is classified as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' in northern Maine and 'moderate' for the rest of the state.
Published
August 13, 2024

Biden announces $150 million for research as part of ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer

In 2022, he set a goal to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years.