Maine also exceeds the national averages for babies born to mothers who smoke, have diabetes or are overweight.
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Trump urges calm even as U.S. reports worrisome new virus case
He puts Vice President Mike Pence in charge of coordinating American efforts against COVID-19 as the CDC says someone in California has been infected who hadn’t traveled abroad or been exposed to another patient.
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‘Time is everything’: World braces for spread of new virus
China bought the world some time, but scientists say countries could be doing more.
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Thirty-nine states launch investigation into Juul’s marketing
The attorneys general will look into the company’s claims about the safety and effectiveness of its vaping products.
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Senators from both parties question U.S. readiness for virus
The Trump administration’s health secretary notes that nearly 2 months after the first alarms were raised, there’s no evidence the virus has spread in the U.S. beyond patients infected overseas and a few close relatives.
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California city granted request to block transfer of quarantined patients
The restraining order prohibits authorities from transporting anyone with coronavirus or exposed to the disease to Costa Mesa before a hearing Monday.
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South Korea reports 8-fold jump in viral infections
Globally, nearly 78,000 people have been infected in 29 countries, and more than 2,300 have died.
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Maine company envisions using lobster blood in new drugs
Lobster Unlimited of Orono is investigating whether the crustacean’s circulatory fluid can be a potential weapon against viruses and cancer.
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New virus cases continue to fall; WHO says China bought the world time
The U.N. health agency’s director-general says he’s ‘concerned by the lack of urgency in funding the response from the international community.’
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Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. children
The viruses behind both waves can be hard on children and young adults, and child deaths and hospitalizations are at the highest rate since the severe outbreak of 2009-2010.