Two new reports show maternal deaths and severe complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning, but researchers and state officials say more information is needed to understand the trend.
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State Rep. Pushes To Stop Eversource Purchase of Aquarion Water
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State Rep. Mindi Messmer is circulating a last-minute petition to intervene in the state Public Utilities Commission proceedings relative to the sale of Aquarion Water to Eversource Energy.
Environment & Science
Town Hall Meeting in Merrimack About Drinking Water Issues Aug. 16
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Meeting will be Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at James Mastricola Upper Elementary school in Merrimack.
Accreditors Can Keep Their Hospital Inspection Reports Secret, Feds Decide
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Reversing course, federal health officials withdrew a proposal that would have required private accrediting organizations to publicly release reports of problems they found in health care facilities.
‘If You Hemorrhage, Don’t Clean Up’: Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died
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ProPublica: We’ve heard from 3,100 women who survived life-threatening complications of pregnancy or childbirth. They told us what they wish they had known — and what they would say to other new and expectant mothers.
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Unbelted Rider in the Back Could Kill Someone in the Front
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People who don’t buckle up when they ride in the rear seat because they think it’s safer back there are wrong.
Business & Economy
Find Out What’s Lurking In Your Water — In NH, Too
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The top five utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of January to March 2017 in New Hampshire, according to the website: Barkland Acres in Derry, Bethlehem Village District in Bethlehem, Exeter Water Department in Exeter, Tyrol Well A in Intervale, and New Castle Water Works in Portsmouth. Click inside to find full details on New Hampshire and the rest of the nation.
Shaheen, Hassan Demand Action After White House’s Opioid Commission Misses Deadline Again
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Despite bipartisan agreement on need to take immediate action to address opioid epidemic, President Trump’s Opioid Commission has now missed its second deadline to lay out strategy to combat crisis.
Shea-Porter Urges Congress to Fund PFC Water Health Study, Including at Pease
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Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, D-NH, today led a bipartisan letter to Congressional appropriators urging $7 million to launch a national health impact study of sites like Pease affected by the U.S. military’s historic use of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs).
News
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
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Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.