Health officials have not provided the person’s age and gender, or said where in the state the patient lives.
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Cases of vaping-related sickness rise to 530 as health officials search for cause
The FDA has opened a criminal investigation focusing on the industry’s supply chain.
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U.S. awards $3 million to fill gaps in medical marijuana research
Nine research grants announced Thursday are for work on CBD, the trendy ingredient showing up in cosmetics and foods, and hundreds of less familiar chemicals. THC research was excluded.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Number of abortions in U.S. falls to lowest since 1973
A new report shows that abortions are decreasing in both Republican-controlled states seeking to restrict abortion access and in Democratic-run states protecting abortion rights.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Rural Maine hospital files for bankruptcy protection
The 25-bed Calais Regional Hospital cites the $25 million it owes nearly 1,900 creditors.
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Kennebunkport doctor’s license placed on probation
Dr. Calvin Fuhrmann is accused of overprescribing drugs to a man struggling with addiction.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Vaccine bill passed by lawmakers likely headed for statewide vote
Opponents of the new requirement for school-age immunizations submit more than enough valid signatures to challenge the law on the March ballot.
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Panel approves ban on sale of flavored e-cigs in New York
The state became the first to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes over concerns of surging use among young people and severe breathing illnesses linked to vaping.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Medicaid expansion expected to draw more older, rural Mainers
Though many who have enrolled so far are young adults, a new report projects that older, rural Mainers with chronic health problems will eventually account for most of the Medicaid expansion population.
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Maine health authorities find EEE virus in mosquitoes in York County
The potentially deadly virus is found in a single mosquito pool in Lebanon.