Boston College has announced that its new indoor baseball and softball training facility will be named after Pete Frates, who helped popularize the ALS fundraiser.
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Flu shots did little good against strain that showed up late last season
U.S. health officials say the flu vaccine disappoints once again.
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Italy’s ‘cannabis light’ creates buzz even if the pot won’t
Italian shop owners selling mild marijuana called “cannabis light” have seen their business model upended by a recent supreme court ruling that entrepreneurs say has sewn confusion.
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Maine prison inmate sues to receive cure for hepatitis C
A class-action lawsuit argues that the Department of Corrections should provide a cure to the more than 500 inmates who have hepatitis C, roughly one-quarter of the state’s prison population.
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What’s so bad about processed foods? Scientists offer clues
Three new studies back up the common advice to limit processed foods and offer some clues on why.
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New York, like Maine, ends religious exemption to vaccine mandates
Maine ended religious exemptions by passing legislation last month, but exemptions are still allowed in 45 states.
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Meningitis case reported in Wiscasset, Maine CDC says
The student poses a low risk to others, since the disease is not as contagious as the common cold and flu.
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Uganda confirms first Ebola case outside outbreak in Congo
A 5-year-old Congolese boy has been isolated at a hospital and two family members were being tested after developing symptoms.
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Bills tackling health care protections go to Gov. Mills’ desk
The bills include a measure to require insurance companies to cover telehealth services.
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Pertussis rate continues to rise in Maine, with 39 new cases last month
The number of cases is running well ahead of last year, when Maine had the nation’s highest rate for the infectious disease also known as whooping cough.