The Sad Dads Club has grown into a global community with members from Maine to California, helping parents through their grief while honoring the memories of their children.
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MaineCare dental patients face long waits, drives for care
Lawmakers expanded the state-run insurance to cover adult dental care in 2022, but a year later, patients struggle to find a dentist who will take them.
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Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Portland’s homeless encampments
While advocates for the homeless say the outbreak stems from a lack of access to clean water for drinking and bathing, city officials say the unsanitary conditions are why they have cleared encampments and are focused on getting people into shelters.
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The flu is soaring in 7 states and rising in others, health officials say
Traditionally, the winter flu season ramps up in December or January. But it took off in October last year and is making a November entrance this year.
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RSV is straining some hospitals, and U.S. officials are releasing more shots for newborns
Reports of the seasonal virus are rising nationally, but experts said RSV is not expected to generate the kind of widespread patient traffic seen last fall.
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First lady to lead initiative boosting federal research into women’s health
President Biden said he’s long been a believer in the ‘power of research’ to help save lives and get high-quality health care to the people who need it.
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Biden administration slow to act as millions booted off Medicaid, advocates say
Texas, Florida and Arkansas account for a quarter of the country’s disenrollments.
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Service worker at Falmouth restaurant diagnosed with hepatitis
Anyone who ate at the Dockside Grill between Oct. 23-25 or Nov. 6-8 may have been exposed.
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Internal documents show WHO paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each
The World Health Organization has paid at least 104 women who say they were sexually abused or exploited by officials working to stop Ebola.
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Maine residential care facilities rarely sanctioned, despite cases of abuse, neglect
The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.