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PublishedFebruary 19, 2019
Bill would require all Maine schools to test for lead in drinking water
Schools with well water now must test for the harmful metal, but those on public water don't have to test.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2019
Treatment of opioid crisis in central Maine gets a boost
While MaineGeneral Health and others have established effective programs to combat the epidemic, health care leaders see new hope in the approaches from Mills' administration.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2019
Drug company used rap video to push for higher doses, sales
The video, titled "Great by Choice," was shown during a national sales meeting in 2015 to encourage employees to talk doctors into prescribing higher doses, prosecutors said.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging
Depression has long been linked to certain cognitive problems, and depression late in life even may be a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
Measles making comeback on widening anti-vaccine movement
'Vaccine hesitancy,' despite evidence refuting a 1998 claim that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism, is slowing attempts to stop children from dying from preventable diseases.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
Advocates urge lawmakers to ban vaping products from Maine public schools
The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
Authorities shut down two Tennessee pharmacies’ opioid sales
Two people died and numerous others were hospitalized for overdoses shortly after obtaining drugs from the pharmacies.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Patients slow to warm up to telemedicine, prefer in-person visits
Still, 80 percent of mid-size and large U.S. companies offered the virtual service last year.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
$4.6 million senior living center proposed in Madison
The Madison Board of Selectmen has approved a tax deal for Woodlands Senior Living; the proposal will now head to residents at a special town meeting.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Philip Morris attempts to burnish ailing image
But the tobacco giant still has a strong foil in the World Health Organization.
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