Maine health officials are receiving more than $2 million to try to improve the state’s efforts to prevent cancer
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Mills administration names new CDC director
Dr. Nirav Shah, who most recently was director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will lead Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sen. Collins calls for $100 million federal response to fight tick-borne diseases
The proposal, co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King and others, would award grants to states to combat Lyme disease, collect data and improve treatment.
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Initial test results reveal ‘forever chemicals’ showing up in fertilizer sludge
The findings are among the topics covered at the first meeting of a governor’s task force studying PFAS contamination in Maine.
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MDI lab receives $18 million grant for biomedical research and training
The Bar Harbor laboratory is the founder and leader of a statewide network of 13 educational and research institutions.
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Drugmakers will have to reveal prices in TV ads
The Trump administration has finalized regulations that will require drug companies to disclose list prices of medications costing more than $35 for a month’s supply.
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Denver ‘magic mushroom’ measure appears headed for defeat
Voters appear to reject an attempt to make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive substance in “magic mushrooms”
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CDC warns Mainers to beware of Lyme as warm season starts
The Maine CDC says residents should use repellant, wear protective clothing and perform daily tick checks.
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Skowhegan’s Cierrah French recovering at home from cancer surgery
French, who turned 13 on April 29, six days after she underwent surgery on her leg at Boston Children’s Hospital, is doing better after a difficult couple of weeks, according to her grandmother, Alecia Blodgett.
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Religious exemption to vaccination creates a potential loophole
A day after the Maine Senate’s passage of a bill preserving the exemption, faith leaders and others say no major religious organizations oppose vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases.