Health
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2024
First-ever experiment shows how pigs might help people with liver failure
The FDA is considering whether to allow a small number of Americans who need a new organ to volunteer for rigorous studies of either pig hearts or kidneys.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
New Hampshire residents want better answers from 2024 candidates on opioid crisis
Some say they’re dissatisfied with how the Republicans competing in Tuesday’s primary have focused on the border and law enforcement instead of treatment and recovery.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Lyme disease cases spike Down East and set record for Maine
Maine recorded 2,904 cases of the tick-borne infection in 2023, according to the state CDC.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2024
National advocacy group blames hospital consolidation for Maine’s high health care costs
Hospitals contend other factors – such as Maine being the oldest state – are driving up costs in the state.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
U.S. women stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
Nationally, the average number of daily requests shot up nearly tenfold, from about 25 in the eight months before the May 2022 Roe v. Wade leak to 247 after.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more U.S. parents opt out
Parents are opting out of school vaccinations at the highest rate ever.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2023
Actor Andre Braugher died of lung cancer: What to know about the illness
Here's what to know about the illness, its symptoms, and how to give yourself the best chance of avoiding – or surviving – it.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2023
Applesauce lead cases in kids surge to 118, amid questions on FDA oversight
Dozens of other children around the country are believed to have been poisoned. A Washington Post investigation has found the number of children affected is probably higher than official counts.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2023
It’s taking longer to schedule abortions. That means riskier, more complex procedures, doctors say
Obstacles to obtaining an abortion are more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
FDA approves 2 sickle cell therapies, including the first CRISPR medicine
In clinical trials, both therapies freed the overwhelming majority of patients from severe pain crises.
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