Affected locations are in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and elsewhere.
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Flu shots offered around Maine as experts say this season may be bad
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and community groups step up their immunization efforts as the state reports its first illnesses.
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First flu cases of the season reported in Maine
Public health authorities recommend immunizations for anyone who is 6 months old or older.
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Interactive search: See who donated to overturn Maine’s new vaccination law
Mainers for Health and Parental Choice, a political action committee, has raised $161,841 this year for a campaign to overturn a new state law to limit exemptions for childhood vaccinations in Maine. Another PAC set up to defend the vaccination law, Maine Families for Vaccines, was created in late September and has not reported any contributions. […]
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Engineered seeds, growers insurance: Cannabis convention shows industry evolving
About 3,000 people attend the first day of the 2019 convention in Portland.
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Two tick-borne diseases surge in Maine, even as Lyme cases drop off
Anaplasmosis and babesiosis cases are surging, while reported cases of Lyme disease are lower so far in 2019 than in previous years.
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State launches campaign to get more Mainers covered by health insurance
The CoverME campaign includes a website and advertising campaign designed to promote both MaineCare expansion and the upcoming open enrollment period for private plans under the Affordable Care Act.
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‘At a crisis point’: Lawmaker calls for ban on flavored vapes after 4 new cases of lung illness
Gov. Janet Mills is considering whether it is ‘appropriate’ to prohibit all e-cigarette products in Maine, a spokeswoman says.
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CVS pulls popular heartburn pills over concerns about cancer risk
The decision adds to a flurry of worldwide concern about the drug, after major manufacturers of the generic form, ranitidine, announced recalls.
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Most vaping-related lung injuries linked to marijuana products, CDC says
The investigation is ongoing. No single device, ingredient or additive has been identified.