The last flu season to rev up this early was in 2003-2004 — a bad one.
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Once-a-month birth control pill? It works in animals.
Birth control pills work great if women remember to take them every day.
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Health program offers free HIV prevention drug to uninsured
Drugmaker Gilead has agreed to donate PrEP for up to 200,000 people a year over 10 years.
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Two cases of whooping cough diagnosed at Freeport High School
Parents and guardians were notified Monday that students may have been exposed to the bacterial illness.
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Working-age Mainers dying at a faster clip than in all but a few states
A new study finds that midlife mortality in the state is up nearly 21% since 2010, the result of suicides and drug, alcohol and health problems.
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One year later, mystery surrounds China’s gene-edited babies
Scientist He Jiankui hasn’t been seen publicly in 11 months, and nothing is known about the health of the three babies.
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As hepatitis C surges, Maine plans action
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration wants to expand syringe-exchange efforts to combat an upward trend linked to injected drug use.
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Salad products distributed in Maine, other states recalled over E. coli bacteria
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination
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Maine’s congressional delegation criticizes Trump for reversal on flavored vapes
All four members of Congress from Maine voiced support for restrictions that would ban or discourage the sale and use of flavored vaping products or other e-cigarettes, especially for teenagers.
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Old dogs, new tricks: 10,000 pets needed for science
In the largest-ever study of aging in canines, scientists hope to shed light on human longevity, too.