Congress and the administration have taken some actions to specifically address the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents, but the groups want them to do more.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72
The Scottish actor, who played a crime boss in 2 Bond films and well known as the beloved Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
What you need to know about long COVID
Researchers are working to develop a better understanding of the prolonged health consequences of infection with the virus.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Task force on health care violence recommends expanding criminal code to protect emergency department staff
In addition to statutory changes, the task force also made several recommendations for “best practices” across health care systems, law enforcement agencies and district attorneys’ offices.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Movie review: ‘Halloween Ends’ confirms franchise is ready to be put out of its misery
Horror fans should know this installment isn’t required viewing.
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Angela Lansbury in ‘Murder, She Wrote’ wasn’t ‘cozy’ – she was revolutionary
Angela Lansbury was in a class by herself, and “Murder, She Wrote” was, all that quaintness notwithstanding, revolutionary.
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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. avoids jail in touching case, irking accusers
The Oscar-winning actor turned #MeToo defendant avoided prison time by complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement that saw him plead guilty to charges involving just one of what prosecutors have said were allegations from at least 30 women.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World, News
How much Netflix’s new ad-supported plan will cost and what you get (and don’t)
The push into advertising comes years after Netflix resisted putting commercials on its programs.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Pfizer says booster lifts antibodies for omicron variants
Blood from 80 volunteers collected seven days after the booster shot showed an increase in neutralizing antibodies against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in a study.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Press Play: Listen to ‘VHS’ by Dean Ford
The song is off his forthcoming EP “Dream Fever.”