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Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two-year-old Bain Brandon has Type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to live. But even with health insurance, the price tag isn’t cheap.
A one-month supply of insulin vials and a three-month supply of backup pens for the Mississippi toddler cost his parents $194 last week, according to his mom, 29-year-old ... (full story)
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
WALDEN, Colo. (AP) — Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941.
Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
As a warm win ... (full story)
How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle
HONOLULU (AP) — Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific.
The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land. So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves and other elements in nature to pilot across the oce ... (full story)
Maine’s pool of money from taxes on home sales is growing. How is it being used?
A tax generated by property sales helps power Maine’s various affordable housing initiatives, including a program that assists first-time home buyers and another to prevent foreclosures. Lawmakers are considering adding a new initiative to the list: funding homeless shelters. But deciding how to allocate the money is complicat ... (full story)
Tiger Woods says he'll seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods said March 31 he is stepping away to seek treatment, four days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. He will miss the Masters for the second straight year.
“This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being an ... (full story)