Health
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2020
New virus cases continue to fall; WHO says China bought the world time
The U.N. health agency's director-general says he's 'concerned by the lack of urgency in funding the response from the international community.'
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. children
The viruses behind both waves can be hard on children and young adults, and child deaths and hospitalizations are at the highest rate since the severe outbreak of 2009-2010.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
After meeting with federal officials, Bath says plan for animal trapping is still 2 weeks away
The City Council voted last week to spend $26,000 to trap and kill potentially rabid animals.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Coronavirus test on person from Maine comes back negative
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention received confirmation of the tests results on Thursday.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Bath’s plan to curb rabies threat by trapping animals meets opposition
Though the midcoast city has dealt with an unprecedented number of rabid fox attacks and near-misses dating to last year, critics of the plan say it doesn't account for predators' role in keeping rodent populations in check.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Maine had dozens more hepatitis A cases in 2019
Aroostook and Kennebec counties accounted for more than half the number of cases in Maine last year.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Virus cases surge after China revises way count is tallied
The death toll reaches 1,367, up 254 from a day earlier, and the number of confirmed cases jumps to 59,804, up 15,152.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Massachusetts sues Juul over e-cigarette marketing tactics
Attorney General Maura Healey's office said the nation's biggest e-cigarette maker is responsible for 'creating a youth vaping epidemic' with deceptive advertising tactics designed to lure in teen users.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Bill to give Maine DEP more authority over ‘forever chemicals’ advances in committee
The bill is one of multiple measures that lawmakers will consider this year in response to growing concerns about PFAS contamination in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Study shows 40% of deer tick samples tested positive for Lyme disease
The first-of-its-kind study by the University of Maine's Cooperative Extension Tick Lab included more than 2,000 ticks submitted last year by residents of all 16 counties.
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