West End resident M. Curt Sachs has proposed using the building on State Street as a homeless shelter, neighborhood health clinic, soup kitchen and transitional/affordable housing complex.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Vaccine clinic scheduled after hepatitis A case confirmed at Portland shelters
State health officials, who are dealing with rising numbers of hepatitis cases because of an increase in illicit drug injections, say a person stayed at two Portland shelters during the time that person was infectious.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
FDA poised to OK potent new opioid for market
The drug is five to 10 times more potent than pharmaceutical fentanyl.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine licensing board takes action against two doctors
A South Portland physician had limits placed on what drugs he can prescribe, and a Sanford doctor had her medical license suspended.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Conservatives push back on sick-leave laws
In the last three years, a dozen states have banned localities from passing paid leave requirements.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Former state official says Maine fails its poor
The governor’s office responded by saying poverty in Maine has declined over the last eight years and Kevin Concannon’s remarks ‘played on stereotypes of reform.’
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Fewer adults getting flu vaccinations could be factor in last season’s death toll
More people were killed by flu last year than in any season since the 1970s.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
With Affordable Care Act enrollment set to begin, some will lose and others will win
Lower-income Mainers will have a harder time finding zero-premium plans in 2019, but some who were paying high premiums will see their costs go down.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Attorney General’s Office backs Medicaid expansion lawsuit against LePage administration
Attorney General Janet Mills, who is running for governor, has recused herself and is not named in the filing supporting the lawsuit accusing the administration of illegally blocking Medicaid expansion.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care
GoFundMe says campaigns for medical care are increasing and are among the most numerous on its site.