His comments are the agency’s latest effort to crack down on companies that are producing e-cigarettes and selling them to minors.
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Four more deaths reported in lettuce E. coli outbreak
Health officials say 25 cases have been added in the nation’s largest E. coli outbreak in a decade, raising the total number of illnesses to 197 in 35 states.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine drug deaths remained high in early 2018, with fentanyl taking a bigger toll
There were 86 deaths, compared with 89 for the first three months of 2017, but more people died from fentanyl, the powerful synthetic painkiller, than in years past.
Posted inCops & Courts, Health, Maine, News
Fate of Rockland man who allegedly talked about school shooting rests with doctors
Brandon Luzzi is being held at Pen Bay Medical Center while clinicians determine whether he is well enough mentally to go home or needs treatment.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s flu season was the worst in at least 5 years, with more than 9,000 sickened
Reported cases jumped 55% from last year, to 9,018, and deaths also increased as a more severe strain caused a majority of the illnesses.
Posted inHealth, Science
Colorectal screening should start at age 45, not 50, American Cancer Society says
The group’s study, published last year, found rising rates of colon cancer and deaths in people younger than 50.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Portland doctor on front lines of heroin crisis publishes poetry book
Dr. Mary Dowd says poems are born of grief, a feeling she knows well as a caregiver for hundreds of Mainers who struggle with addiction.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Affordable Care Act individual insurance rates expected to jump in Maine
As the state’s two providers look to 2019 premiums, analysts predict double-digit increases.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Community Health Options, Harvard Pilgrim plan to offer 2019 ACA coverage in Maine
They remain the only health insurance companies offering ACA-compliant insurance to Mainers.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Judge plans quick ruling on whether Maine must submit Medicaid expansion plan
The lawsuit seeks to compel the DHHS to amend its program with the federal government and begin creating rules before a July 2 deadline. The state says it cannot because no money has been specifically appropriated.