The explosion in Searsmont showed how the state’s health care providers work together during a crisis. Some say they need help.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Does pollution from the Midwest hurt Maine’s air quality? | Fact brief
Maine is tied for 5th in best air quality in the country, according to America’s Health Rankings, a public health data platform.
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Brewer man’s $10M gift to expand advanced cancer treatments in Bangor area
Jim Gero said he hopes the gift will ‘provide an additional level of hope to patients throughout northern and central Maine.’
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Is the official US poverty measure still based on a 1960s formula? | Fact brief
Maine’s official poverty rate in 2024 was 10.6%, matching the U.S. rate, according to the Census Bureau.
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Man with cancer and permanent spinal injury blames Lewiston hospital for both
The Auburn man and his wife are putting their house on the market because they can no longer maintain it.
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Freeport High School class president tackles mental health crisis
Colby Lewis, Class of 2026 president, is addressing the need for mental health services in Freeport through a class project and after graduation.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Outdoors
The sun might be shining, but Maine’s waters are still dangerously cold
The state’s lakes, ponds and coastal waters are still in the 40s or low 50s.
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Maine upholds decision to suspend Medicaid payments to service provider
The Department of Health and Human Services suspended payments in December to Gateway Community Services, which has denied allegations of fraud.
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Westbrook Fire Department first in Maine approved to use medication that reduces opioid withdrawals
Suboxone can cut the risk of death in half and give patients relief and time to consider long-term treatment options.
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Does Maine have the country’s worst child abuse rate? | Fact brief
Maine’s 2024 Child Welfare Annual Report cites substance use, mental health challenges and a number of other family stressors as negatively affecting child safety.