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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
Joseph’s Market in Waterville works to make improvements after hepatitis A scare
The Waterville market has been working with state officials to make improvements to the store since a food service worker with hepatitis A virus infection prepared food there while infectious.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Working-age Mainers dying at a faster clip than in all but a few states
A new study finds that midlife mortality in the state is up nearly 21% since 2010, the result of suicides and drug, alcohol and health problems.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
Our View: New drug epidemic challenges Maine
'Crystal meth,' the longtime scourge of the West Coast, is taking hold in communities here.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2019
Maine aims to test every toddler for possible lead poisoning
A new law requires screenings for every child at ages 1 and 2 in bid to catch lead exposure early and minimize the health impact it can have.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Seniors find high-dose flu vaccines hard to come by
Health officials say the shortage is only temporary and supplies of the high-dose shots often used by seniors will be available soon.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Watch: Humorous ‘Duckasaurus’ video has serious message in South Portland
The public service announcement is a humorous take on 1950s sci-fi monster movies, but its goal is to promote a new ban on feeding waterfowl and gulls.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Judge ends state senator’s lawsuit calling for more public health nurses
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ‘substantially complying’ with a 2017 law championed by Sen. Brownie Carson, the judge rules.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Measure in U.S. House seeks answers to whether military created Lyme disease
Members of Congress voted unanimously last week to order the Pentagon to report about any biological weapons program that may have mistakenly or deliberately exposed Americans to tick-borne diseases.
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PublishedMay 22, 2019
Q&A: The tick population is booming. Is climate change to blame?
Matthias Leu, a tick researcher, says warmer temperatures may increase some tick-borne diseases.
