The 25th annual Kids Count book also shows that the state led the nation for the highest rate of children with anxiety disorders, and that teen suicide increased dramatically over the last decade.
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Dozens on both sides debate bill to require MaineCare coverage for abortion services
Opponents raise moral objections, while proponents say the effort – supported by Democrats and independents – would improve access for low-income women.
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Maine Compass: Maine values mean that MaineCare needs to cover abortion care
Access to the full range of reproductive health options is vital to a woman’s ability to decide her own future.
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Lawmakers advocate for improvements to Maine’s lead testing program
Bills before the Health and Human Services Committee would mandate testing for all of Maine’s 1- and 2-year-olds.
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Augusta woman who found kidney donor makes signs for other Mainers who need transplants
Krystal Reardon, 44, who used signs last fall to help her find a kidney donor, is now using similar efforts to seek help for others.
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U.S. experts revisit breast implant safety after new concerns
“It is essential we try to understand breast implant illness,” said Stephanie Manson Brown, an executive with implant maker Allergan.
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Board of Northern Light Health approves plan to pursue merger
The health-care system’s CEO says joining forces with Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft will preserve access to quality care in rural Piscataquis County.
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Hallowell conservation group weary of growing browntail moth caterpillars population
The Hallowell Conservation Committee is urging residents to clip out potentially hazardous browntail moth caterpillar nests ahead of summer.
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Mumps case reported at York High School
The Maine Center for Disease Control said other students may have been exposed at the high school and at a basketball game at Massabesic High School.
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Mayor Nick Isgro criticized for anti-immigrant tweets from Maine Republican account
In a series of tweets late Thursday night the state party took aim at migrants and the city, falsely connecting immigrants to outbreaks of infectious diseases.