Dozens of psychedelic startup companies are racing to begin selling mind-expanding drugs for depression and other mental health conditions, riding a wave of promising research and media hype.
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Northern Light Health computer servers compromised, but patient data not at risk, health care system says
Though none of the affected servers contained patient information, Northern Light said it decided to temporarily take those records offline ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants after repeated calls to police or for emergency services.
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Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants after repeated calls to police or for emergency services.
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Drug overdose deaths declined by 16% in Maine in 2023
It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.
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Task force calls for reforms to regulate hidden hospital fees
A group, formed in response to a Press Herald investigation, recommends changes to Maine law to address often confusing and frustrating hospital billing practices.
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Maine’s new CDC director is expanding public health workforce, access, mission
Six months into her tenure, Dr. Puthiery Va has brought on more public health nurses to improve access to disease prevention programs.
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Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
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U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates down or flat
It continues to have a disproportionate impact on gay and bisexual men but is expanding in heterosexual men and women, and increasingly affecting newborns, too, CDC officials say.
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Influenza cases remain steady in Maine
Maine has not seen the high levels of flu cases recently reported in other parts of the U.S.