They want to release hundreds of thousands of native white-footed mice engineered to resist the bacteria that causes Lyme in an effort to slow disease transmission.
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Justice Department to appeal judge’s order voiding travel mask mandate
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases.
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Abortion training under threat for medical students, residents
Legislative efforts to curb abortion target all levels of medical education, and students who want to learn find that options to do so are scarce.
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Cheers, fear as Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate
The mask mandate that applies to public transportation was recently extended by President Biden’s administration until May 3.
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$136 for a $2 bag of saline? Anthem, MaineHealth trade blame in billing disputes
Anthem accuses the hospital network of overbilling and hiding charges; MaineHealth says the insurer is arbitrarily withholding payments.
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As state tightened opioid access, illegal drug trade created a deadly new era in Maine’s opioid crisis
Maine lawmakers and health officials realized easy access to prescription opioids was creating dependency issues and clamped down, but did not anticipate how well the illegal drug market would fill the void.
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A work injury and a prescription. One Maine woman’s story of the cycle of addiction
Nikole Powell’s father developed an opioid use disorder after a work injury, a dependence that traumatized his family and eventually led to his incarceration and death. His daughter is trying to break the cycle.
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It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in U.S.
The BA.2 mutant of the omicron variant will move through the country gradually, and the Northeast has been hit hardest so far.
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Abortions stop in Kentucky as groups seek to block new law
Abortion-rights groups have gone to court seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky.
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FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection
The Food and Drug Administration said the device, InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples.