Health
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
A daily pill may soon be available for treating obesity
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the pills later this year.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
Legislation aims to curb violence against Maine health care workers in emergency settings
As the bill awaits final passage, some advocates say there’s more to be done to prevent violence in health care settings.
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PublishedJune 24, 2023
How do you if know your drinking water is safe from forever chemicals?
States are moving to ban the compounds, called PFAS, which have been implicated in several serious health effects, including some cancers, high blood pressure, and developmental problems in children.
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PublishedJune 22, 2023
3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with per- and polyfluorinated substances, known collectively as PFAS.
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PublishedJune 22, 2023
Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it was set to take effect
A judge ruled that attorneys for the state failed to show that allowing the ban to take effect on schedule wouldn’t harm the lawsuit’s plaintiffs before the case is resolved.
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PublishedJune 22, 2023
FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the U.S.
U.S. regulators have sent warning letters to dozens of retailers selling fruity disposable electronic cigarettes, including the current best-selling brand, Elf Bar.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat
Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Maine’s childhood vaccination rate goes from one of nation’s lowest to one of the highest
Only medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations are permitted under the law that eliminated religious and philosophical opt-outs 2 years ago.
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PublishedJune 12, 2023
Maine steps up use of yellow flag law to seize weapons from those in crisis
The law went into effect in 2020, but it wasn't widely used until the state signed a contract to make the necessary medical opinions available via telehealth.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana
Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
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