The drug, Leqembi, is the first that’s been convincingly shown to slow the decline in memory and thinking that defines Alzheimer’s by targeting the disease’s underlying biology.
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New COVID-19 variant spreads in Maine, but hospitalizations not expected to spike
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, said a wall of immunity should help prevent the outbreaks experienced last winter.
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FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills
The rule change’s impact has been blunted by numerous state laws limiting abortion broadly and the pills specifically, and lawsuits are expected.
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U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited the surge in infections in China and what it said was a lack of adequate and transparent information from that country.
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More than a dozen central Maine projects receive funding in federal budget
The federal budget, approved by Congress last week and expected to go to President Joe Biden for his signature this week, includes funding for local projects ranging from the Colonial Theater in Augusta to a fire station in North Anson.
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As the search for treatments continues, many Maine patients still struggle with long COVID
MaineHealth is participating in a national study of long COVID patients that many hope will lead to cures.
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‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
Experts have forecast between a million and 2 million deaths next year.
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Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales
The app’s encrypted technology and disappearing messages make it tough to catch dealers.
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Maine reports first flu-related death of child this winter
No details were released, such as whether the child had any underlying medical conditions.
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As flu rages, U.S. releases medicine from national stockpile
States will be able to request doses of the prescription flu medication Tamiflu kept in the Strategic National Stockpile.