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PublishedApril 17, 2019
Scientists spur some activity in brains of dead pigs
Scientists restored some activity within the brains of pigs that had been slaughtered hours before.
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PublishedApril 16, 2019
Panel endorses bill to require lead testing for children
If enacted, the proposal would require testing of all 1- and 2-year-olds in Maine to detect lead poisoning early in a child's development.
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PublishedApril 16, 2019
Telemedicine, walk-in clinics cloud role of family doctor
Some patients are dropping their family doctor as choices like telemedicine, urgent care centers and walk-in clinics grow.
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
In health care debate, price control techniques weighed
Massachusetts lawmakers are zeroing in on prescription drug prices as part of their latest attempt to rein in soaring health care costs.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
2019 Kindergarten vaccination exemption rates by school
This data table lists the exemption rate from infectious disease vaccinations for kindergarten classes in Maine schools in the 2018-19 school year. If parents obtain an exemption for philosophical, religious or medical reasons, an unvaccinated child can be enrolled in school. Read story: Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill Read story: Hundreds pack […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee's 8-5 vote on the bill to prohibit non-medical exemptions was on party lines, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposed.
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
Maine reports its first pediatric flu death in 3 years
Federal health officials reveal that an unvaccinated child who lived in Washington County recently died from a flu-associated illness.
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill
The Health and Human Services Committee will take up a bill Wednesday that would eliminate all non-medical exemptions to vaccination requirements for Maine children entering kindergarten.
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PublishedApril 8, 2019
Maine Med gets $2.2 million grant to study potential link between common chemicals and teenage obesity
The research will look into possible relationships between childhood obesity and osteoporosis among children exposed to PFAS.
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PublishedApril 8, 2019
U.S. measles tally hits 465, mostly in kids
Health officials say 465 measles cases have been reported this year, as of last week, up from 387 the week before.
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