The New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts was responsible for the outbreak caused by tainted steroid injections.
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ACA sign-ups in Maine appear to be down as deadline for 2019 nears
Republican moves to undercut the Affordable Care Act may be the cause, but another reason may be that more Mainers are just keeping their current plans.
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McDonald’s plans to curb antibiotics in beef supply
It’s partnering with producers in its top 10 beef-sourcing markets to create reduction targets by 2020.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Photos from the past: 100 years ago, Mercy Hospital opened for patients in a deadly flu epidemic
Originally called Queen’s Hospital, the Portland health care institution has been a passion project of the Sisters of Mercy.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Kidney donated by Maine mother gives everyone involved a gift
Wendy Littlefield needed a way to honor the daughter she lost in 2010. Along came a 12-year-old girl from Auburn.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Brain-eating amoebas kill woman who used tap water in neti pot
Doctor warns this could happen again.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine increases payments to providers treating opioid use disorder
Treatment experts applaud the move, but say it took the LePage administration too long to make significant investments in expanding treatment, given the severity of the opioid epidemic.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Bear repellant fumes send Amazon workers to hospital
At least one of the employees at a warehouse in New Jersey is in critical condition.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Scarborough hospice project receives major donation
Construction is set to start next spring on a hospice center that will address growing demand for end-of-life care in southern Maine.
Posted inHealth, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Toll of infectious disease may finally provoke action on climate change
It will be harder for the U.S. to see global warming as a far-off threat as things like Lyme grow more prevalent.