In the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Americans elected Senate Democrats ‘to be a firewall’ against what he said are Republicans’ extreme views.
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Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide line
Depression rates in U.S. adults, overdose deaths and suicide rates have been on the rise.
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Treat obesity in kids early with medication, surgery, new guidance says
Left untreated, obesity can lead to lifelong health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes and depression.
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Republicans eye tighter enforcement of Texas’ abortion ban as Legislature starts
Some Republicans want to punish companies that help employees get abortions out of state and override district attorneys who refuse to bring abortion-related criminal charges.
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FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease
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.