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Cannabis Control Commission orders quarantine on all marijuana vaping products except medical use flower vaporizers
BOSTON—Following a Superior Court ruling and investigative findings from the US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), the Cannabis…
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MA Department of Health: Third person dies of vaping related lung injury
BOSTON (November 6, 2019) – A third person has died of a vaping-associated lung injury, the Massachusetts Department of Public…
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Cease and desist order served to Massachusetts business for allegedly selling vaping products in defiance of moratorium
Chief Scott Allen reports that the East Bridgewater Police Department assisted the East Bridgewater Board of Health in serving a…
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Massachusetts Department of Health announces 2nd vaping related death
BOSTON (October 30, 2019) – A second person has died of a vaping-associated lung injury, the Massachusetts Department of Public…
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Public health alert issued for beef shipped to states including Mass, RI, CT
WASHINGTON, October 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public…
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Mass DPH adds more suspected vaping-related lung injuries to total
BOSTON (October 16, 2019) – The Department of Public Health today reported 10 new cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injury— now…
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RI announces advisory as new EEE sample found, no spraying planned
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are reminding Rhode Islanders that…
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Public Health Commission issues warning as Boston resident diagnosed with measles
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) confirmed today that a case of measles was diagnosed in a Boston resident on…
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health reports first death from vaping-associated lung disease
BOSTON (October 7, 2019) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today reported the state’s first death from a…
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DPH: Flu season arrives with reminder to get vaccinated
BOSTON (October 7, 2019)— With the arrival of flu season in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health (DPH) urges people…
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