Breast cancer death rates have fallen as treatment continues to improve. But breast cancer is still the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, Politics
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
The decision infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could help the president avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Bill on transparency about hospital facility fees takes effect without Gov. Mills’ signature
The law, a watered-down version of the original legislation, requires health care facilities to post signs to let patients know that facility fees are being charged.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine’s high court upholds COVID vaccine mandate for EMS personnel
A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that’s ‘pushing our planet to the brink.’
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical that law requires emergency abortions
It was unclear whether members of the conservative majority were swayed by the Biden administration’s argument that federal law overrides the state in rare emergency cases where a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
The fate of emergency abortion care rests with Supreme Court
Justices will hear arguments over whether the Biden administration can penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine reaches a milestone for school-required vaccinations
The state’s K-12 schools reached ‘herd immunity’ – when at least 95% of a population is vaccinated – for the first time since 2011, health officials said Tuesday.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New federal staffing mandates pose challenges for Maine nursing homes
Critics say the minimum staffing levels are unrealistic and an unfunded mandate that will further burden the state’s nursing homes, many of which are at risk of closing or downsizing because of worker shortages.