Health care
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
Red Cross facing blood shortage, asking Mainers for more donations
The American Red Cross’ blood inventory fell more than 25% in July, the national agency announced Monday, but the demand for blood has remained constant.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
Maine Bureau of Insurance warns about ‘self-funded’ health plans
Many plans being marketed to consumers in Maine have coverage limits and are not comprehensive medical insurance, the state says.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2024
Geriatrics workforce grant to focus on Wabanaki Nations, Maine’s rural communities
The nearly $5 million in federal funds will support tribal health centers and a program that connects medical students with rural communities.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2024
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England facing $8.6 million deficit
The nonprofit reproductive health provider is seeking $3.4 million from Maine. The funding would go to reproductive health services that don't include abortion.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Instances of Maine children ingesting marijuana have quadrupled since 2020
The state data drew questions and concerns from lawmakers and officials about whether enough is being done to keep cannabis products out of the hands of children.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Maine CDC finds 6 cases of West Nile virus in birds; investigating 1 in a human
The last case of the mosquito-borne disease in a human in Maine was in 2018.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2024
Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
A prominent doctors' group worries that the condition that can affect breastfeeding is too often treated with unnecessary surgery.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in
The medical community is divided about whether instant information empowers patients or harms them.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Two Maine beaches under advisories for elevated bacteria levels
Water-quality testing at Ocean Park in Old Orchard Beach and Mackerel Cove in Harpswell found bacteria levels several times higher than what the EPA considers safe.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt.
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