About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever.
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Babies should get new drug that prevents RSV, CDC panel says
The drug, developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, is expected to be ready in the fall before the RSV season, typically November through March.
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CDC issues leprosy warning for people making Florida travel plans
Symptoms include loss of feeling in hands and feet, nasal congestion and possibly dry, stiff, sometimes painful skin.
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Lyme disease cases on near-record pace in Maine as tick population thrives
The number of Lyme disease cases in Maine so far this year is just behind last year’s record pace, and the recent wet weather isn’t helping.
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Health care workers at refugee camp inspired career of Maine’s new CDC director
Dr. Puthiery Va’s family fled Cambodia and she was born in a refugee camp in Thailand before coming to the United States.
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New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold season
The respiratory virus is a cold-like nuisance for most healthy people, but it can be life-threatening in the very young and the elderly.
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Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
Aspartame joins a category with more than 300 other possible cancer-causing agents, including things like aloe vera extract, Asian-style pickled vegetables and carpentry work. The guidance on use of the sweetener, though, isn’t changing.
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First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
U.S. officials cleared a once-a-day pill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter.
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Hospital facility fees to be investigated under new law
Legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Janet Mills creates a task force to examine the fees, which also will be shared publicly.
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Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.