About 20,000 people die every year from those alcohol-related cancer cases.
Health
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Local & State
Here’s what you need to know about bird flu
There have been no human cases reported yet in Maine, and 66 cases across the U.S., according to the CDC.
advertisement
Posted inHealth
U.S. to expand autism research under new law co-sponsored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins
The $2 billion law will fund autism research and programs over the next 5 years.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
North Yarmouth widower sues J&J for $25M over talcum powder
The company denies the accusation that its products caused mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer.
Posted inHealth
FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer.
Posted inHealth
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death
One of his attorneys alleges that government officials have turned Mangione into a political pawn and have tainted the jury pool.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Report shows growing need in residential care facilities
Researchers found 54% of Mainers in residential care had been diagnosed with dementia, compared to 51% in nursing homes.
Posted inHealth
Closure of Maine’s rural birthing centers is part of national ‘crisis’
Women living in rural Maine communities are driving long distances to deliver their babies and struggling to access other care, mirroring a trend that’s expected to get worse.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Andwell Health Partners to scale back in-home pediatric services amid financial deficit
It is the latest local health care provider to scale back services amid reported financial losses, impacting some of the most vulnerable patients.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Though some are finding resilience after hepatitis C cure, others still put testing off
Many people have been cured of hepatitis C, something that was once viewed as a death sentence, but it has yet to make a big impact on a population particularly afflicted by the virus.