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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care, says ‘gender identity is real’
Transgender medical treatment for minors is increasingly under attack in many states, but it has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations.
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PublishedJune 4, 2023
Parents of special needs children place hopes in bill that would pay them as caregivers
The bill, by Rep. Jessica Fay, was voted unanimously out of committee
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PublishedMay 29, 2023
Maine researchers, patients help shed new light on mysteries of long COVID
A new national study tracked 10,000 patients in Maine and across the country.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Maine has nation’s highest rate of hepatitis C, 2nd-highest rate of hepatitis B
State health officials say the number of cases should serve as a reminder for people to get vaccinated.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns
If the FDA ultimately approves the maternal shot, it would mark a second milestone in the decades-long quest to prevent the respiratory syncytial virus.
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PublishedMay 17, 2023
Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court
At issue are the Food and Drug Administration's initial approval of mifepristone in 2000, and FDA actions making the drug more accessible in later years.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after lawmakers override governor’s veto
The votes came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers in South Carolina and Nebraska also considering new abortion limits.
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PublishedMay 13, 2023
New menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval
More than 80% of women experience hot flashes as the body gradually produces lower levels of reproductive hormones between the ages of 45 and 55.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.
The updated guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Vermont governor signs first-in-nation bill shielding access to medication abortion
The Republican governor signed bills into law that explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
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