Health
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Cumberland County resident tests positive for West Nile virus
Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Scientists figured out how many chemicals enter our bodies from food packaging
A new study details the more than 3,000 chemicals finding their way into human bodies from contact with food.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
Maine congressional delegation presses Navy for help with Brunswick chemical spill
The Navy still owns the airport hangar where 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam was discharged after an overhead fire suppression system with a deficient service record malfunctioned.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
Portland’s public health director resigns for job at UNE
Alfredo Vergara's last day as the city's director of public health was Aug. 30, almost 2 years exactly from when he first started the job.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
Maine legislative committee backs Gov. Mills’ nominee for health commissioner
The Health and Human Services Committee votes 10-2 in favor of Sara Gagné-Holmes' nomination, which now goes to the full Senate.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2024
Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2024
Former Maine CDC director Shah: State must prepare for health impacts of climate-driven flooding
Nirav Shah, now the deputy director of the U.S. CDC, praised Maine for addressing extreme heat and tick-borne illnesses. Those who survive floods report more stress, anxiety and depression, health groups say.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Moderna slashes research budget as vaccine sales disappoint
The company is slowing its pace of studying new treatments in part because of recent commercial challenges.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Gaza is vaccinating against polio. Is the virus a threat to the U.S.?
A campaign is ongoing to vaccinate children in Gaza after its first polio case in 25 years. The threat to the United States is only in communities with low vaccination levels.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2024
42 state AGs, including Maine’s, endorse federal plan to add warning labels on social media
The plan, championed by the U.S. surgeon general, is a response to concerns over platforms’ impact on child mental health.
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