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Health

Published
August 30, 2019

More vaping illnesses reported, many involving marijuana

In addition to breathing difficulties and lung damage, some people have reported vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue.
Published
August 30, 2019

As vaping-related lung illnesses spike, investigators eye contaminants

Officials say they're a long way from understanding what exactly is making so many people sick.
Published
August 30, 2019

Trump eyes mental institutions as answer to gun violence

When back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, jolted the nation earlier this month, President Donald Trump again spoke of "building new facilities" for the mentally ill as a way to reduce mass shootings.
Published
August 29, 2019

‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana,’ surgeon general says

Federal health officials issue a national medical warning against use of the increasingly potent drug by adolescents and pregnant women.
Published
August 29, 2019

State health officials issue warning about mosquito-borne disease

Maine has not seen any human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis since 2015, but there have been 4 cases and 1 death in Massachusetts recently.

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Published
August 27, 2019

Defendant in major opioid case says he was helping people

Aaron Shamo is charged with operating a criminal enterprise, selling drugs that caused a fatal overdose and other counts.
Published
August 24, 2019

MDMA, or ecstasy, shows promise as PTSD treatment

The psychoactive drug boosts chemicals like serotonin and oxytocin and tamps down activity in the amygdala, a part of the brain that processes fear.
Published
August 24, 2019

One man’s brush with death after vaping-related lung failure

When vaping liquid is heated, the resulting aerosol can contain fine and ultrafine toxic particles, including heavy metals, linked to a serious lung disease known as 'popcorn lung,' according to a 2016 U.S. surgeon general report.
Published
August 23, 2019

Illinois patient’s death may be first in U.S. tied to vaping

Federal officials say 193 people in 22 states who have contracted severe respiratory illnesses after vaping, though a cause has yet to be identified.
Published
August 19, 2019

Bees are dropping dead in Brazil, sending a message to humans

The die-off highlights questions about the ocean of pesticides used in the country's agriculture and whether chemicals are washing through the human food supply – even as the government considers permitting more of them.