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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes
Juul, the best-selling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., has been besieged by scrutiny, including multiple investigations by Congress, the Food and Drug Administration and several state attorneys general.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
Maine’s highest court considers whether boy’s detention at Long Creek violated his rights
The 14-year-old boy, found mentally incompetent to stand trial, was held at the state's juvenile detention center off and on for 3 years.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2019
State launches campaign to get more Mainers covered by health insurance
The CoverME campaign includes a website and advertising campaign designed to promote both MaineCare expansion and the upcoming open enrollment period for private plans under the Affordable Care Act.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
New South Portland substance use treatment center adds much-needed capacity
The center will treat about 150 patients a year at a time when Maine has struggled to meet demand for such programs.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
Lewiston hospital apologizes for ‘Wall of Shame’ showing patients’ personal information
Employees at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center posted confidential medical records for other employees to see, including photos of genitalia, according to a complaint filed with the state.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Fall yardwork can turn up toxic caterpillar hairs, Maine CDC warns
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says Mainers need to take caution because browntail moth caterpillars shed tiny hairs that can cause an irritating skin reaction similar to poison ivy.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Justice Department slams DEA for allowing huge growth in painkillers as overdose deaths rose
Overdose deaths rose by an average of 8 percent from 1999 to 2013 and by a staggering 71 percent from 2013 to 2017.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Maine names new director of mental health and substance abuse services
Jessica Pollard, who has been teaching at the Yale University School of Medicine, returns to her native state to lead an office that plays a key role in responding to the opioid crisis.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Maine says grant will improve health insurance access
Maine's governor says a grant from a foundation will help boost health insurance coverage in the state by improving enrollment assistance this year and next
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Parent company of Maine Med forms cancer network
MaineHealth Cancer Care will be located in Biddeford, Sanford and South Portland.
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