Both supporters and opponents of the legalization or marijuana are quick to use sensationalism to prove their points.
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Posted inHealth, New England, News, Politics
In health care debate, price control techniques weighed
Massachusetts lawmakers are zeroing in on prescription drug prices as part of their latest attempt to rein in soaring health care costs.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Dozens testify on both sides of Maine ‘death with dignity’ bill
Maine lawmakers are considering another bill that would allow physicians to prescribe terminally ill people a fatal dose of medication if they request it
Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
Check vaccination rates at your kindergartener’s school
This data table lists the exemption rate from infectious disease vaccinations for kindergarten classes in Maine schools in the 2018-19 school year. If parents obtain an exemption for philosophical, religious or medical reasons, an unvaccinated child can be enrolled in school. Read story: Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill Read story: Hundreds pack […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Three more confirmed rabies cases in Bath
Four animals have tested positive for the virus and police suspect that two foxes that were found dead also had rabies but weren’t tested.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee’s 8-5 vote on the bill to prohibit non-medical exemptions was on party lines, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposed.
Posted inHealth, News, Politics
Committee advances bill to require MaineCare coverage for abortion services
But the party-line vote on the bill, which also would require private insurers to cover abortion costs, will likely spark a fierce debate on the House and Senate floor.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mercy Hospital in Portland confirms case of scabies
A patient has been diagnosed with Norwegian scabies, a more severe and contagious form of the skin disease, the hospital said.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine reports its first pediatric flu death in 3 years
Federal health officials reveal that an unvaccinated child who lived in Washington County recently died from a flu-associated illness.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill
The Health and Human Services Committee will take up a bill Wednesday that would eliminate all non-medical exemptions to vaccination requirements for Maine children entering kindergarten.