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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – According to the American College of Radiation, women under the age of 40 years old are recommended an ultrasound instead of a mammogram when finding a suspicious lump. Dr. Sara Floyd, a breast imaging radiologist at SMH, said this is because ultrasounds are good for examining lumps and finding out their …

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – One local health organization says it’s been alerted to an overdose spike in the Bangor area – and it’s urging the importance of safe use. The Health Equity Alliance in Bangor is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10-5 and offers naloxone, fentanyl test strips and other harm reduction supplies. …

An arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, a national group representing the top law enforcement officers in their states, sent out robocalls encouraging people to march to the U.S. Capitol the day before the building was stormed by a pro-Trump mob. “At 1:00 p.m., we will march to the Capitol building and call on …

“This is a deadly pandemic. This is a deadly virus. The messaging that President Trump gave to America and the world when he left the hospital about there is no need to be afraid of this virus is probably the most reckless and deadly piece of information I have ever heard,” Dr. Rick Bright told …

MONTREAL — The unions of health and social services workers are sounding the alarm and urging the Quebec government to act in the face of a major increase in the number of violent acts and workplace accidents suffered by their members. According to data obtained by the unions from the Ministry of Health and Social …

(Reuters) – China’s telecoms giant Huawei has been encouraging its suppliers to violate U.S. law by telling them to move operations offshore in a bid to avoid U.S. sanctions, Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross told Reuters on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: An attendee wears a badge strip with the logo of Huawei at the World 5G …

As the number of vaping-related deaths and illnesses mount, health officials nationwide are warning of severe consequences, though most have stopped short of declaring an emergency. State health administrators on Tuesday implored people to immediately stop using the vaping devices, which they said posed an “imminent public health risk,” and the governor issued an executive …

Robert Costa National political reporter covering the White House, Congress and campaigns September 25 at 8:31 PM Several Senate Republicans were privately stunned Wednesday and questioned the White House’s judgment after it released a rough transcript of President Trump’s call with the Ukraine president that showed Trump offering the help of the U.S. attorney general …

Michelle Carter, the young woman convicted of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself, had her request for parole rejected by a Massachusetts state board. “The [board] is troubled that Ms. Carter not only encouraged [Conrad Roy III] to take his own life, she actively prevented others from intervening in his suicide,” the parole board wrote …