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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Moderna says potential flu vaccine needs more study
The company is testing the vaccine in two, late-stage studies in the Southern and Northern hemispheres.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Mainers navigate shortage of critical ADHD medication
Widely known by its brand names, including Adderall, the drug has been a life-changer for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Uptake of bivalent COVID-19 boosters low in Maine, but still higher than most of the country
Nearly a third of all Mainers ages 5 years and older have received the omicron-targeting bivalent booster shot compared to less than 18% of individuals nationwide. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that individuals who have received the bivalent booster are at significantly lower risk of hospitalization and death compared to unvaccinated individuals.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
After 4-year hiatus, dispensary providing glasses to children covered by MaineCare to reopen
After a nearly four-year hiatus, a local optical center where children covered under MaineCare can get fitted for prescription glasses is reopening.
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PublishedApril 2, 2023
Gov. Mills tests positive for COVID-19
Sunday's announcement represents the second time Maine's governor has contracted COVID-19 within the past year.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Two substance use disorder recovery residences coming to Lewiston area
Johnny Clark, the owner and operator of A Hand Up in Lewiston, is opening a multiunit apartment building in Lewiston and a 10-bed recovery home for women in Sabattus.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter sales of the overdose antidote naloxone, marking the first time an opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Troubled U.S. organ transplant system targeted for overhaul
Federal health official announces plans to break up the monopoly power of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which has run the system for nearly 4 decades.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2023
Senior care is crushingly expensive. Boomers aren’t ready.
An estimated 18 million middle-income baby boomers will not have enough to pay for care for moderate to severe needs, according to one analysis.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Long-used abortion pill in U.S. under threat in Texas lawsuit
A federal judge is being asked to revoke or suspend the FDA's drug's approval of the drug 23 years ago, an unprecedented challenge to the federal agency's role.
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