Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine’s roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.
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Gorham woman stuck at sea as cruise vacation gets cut short by fears of coronavirus
Opal Staudenmaier planned a 28-day getaway across Asia, but the trip was cut short Friday because the ship’s proposed ports of call refused to let passengers disembark over concerns about infection from the virus.
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Campaigns begin public fight over Maine law limiting vaccine exemptions
Opponents of the law see the elimination of non-medical exemptions for schoolchildren as government overreach, while supporters argue that children’s health is at stake.
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Flu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard
A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.
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FDA approves drug to treat peanut allergies in children
Palforzia Allergen Powder by Aimmune Therapeutics is for kids 4 to 17 who are accidentally exposed.
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Private schools in Maine ask Chinese students not to visit home amid outbreak
Some of the schools also have called off administrators’ recruiting trips to China.
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Skowhegan police receive mental health training as part of commitment to ensure safety to community
The department is continuing to maintain its commitment to having the entire force equipped to handle people undergoing mental health scenarios.
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Citing coronavirus, Mills urges voters to uphold Maine’s new vaccine law
Maine’s governor uses her weekly radio address to attack a citizens’ veto effort that would overturn the state’s new law to eliminate non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
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Mainers with ties to China describe life amid coronavirus outbreak
More than 8,000 people have been infected worldwide, and efforts to limit exposure have led Mainers with connections to China to curtail or cancel travel and attendance at social or cultural events.
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U.S. life expectancy rises — a little
However, U.S. life expectancy, which has been on a downward trend, is two years lower that the average for the 10 other wealthy nations.