-
PublishedMay 27, 2024
Climate change is already affecting Mainers’ health, doctors say
The most direct link between climate change and public health in Maine can be found between warming temperatures and heat-related illnesses and diseases spread by ticks that no longer die off in winter.
-
PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Brunswick free medical, dental clinic to expand with federal funding
Oasis Free Clinics, which serves about 500 people in the Brunswick area, is doubling the size of its clinic with the help of $833,000 in federal funding secured by lawmakers.
-
PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Our View: Freight railroad free-for-all is unacceptable
The secrecy enjoyed by railroads leaves Maine unable to either evaluate or respond to potentially extraordinary risks to public health and safety.
-
PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
School districts grapple with vaping in high schools
Some are considering installing vape detectors in restrooms, but there is no easy solution for what some educators consider a public health crisis.
-
PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Maine Voices: The hazards to a military recruit’s health are the enemies they can’t see
The military suicide epidemic underscores the need to rein in ever-expanding operations that are killing innocent civilians and causing PTSD among stressed and overextended U.S. forces.
-
PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Commentary: COVID’s summer resurgence resists easy answers
Attributing an increase in cases to people moving indoors doesn’t make much sense. What does?
-
PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Commentary: Do right for the health of Native Americans in Maine
L.D. 2007 must be passed with any vetoes overridden to improve access to health care and better well-being for the Wabanaki Nations.
-
PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Commentary: Make sure that young people in your Maine community know they matter
Notice them, show interest in their lives, listen to what they say and prioritize what they have to contribute. Let’s all push back against a youth mental health crisis.
-
PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Commentary: Ohio’s train derailment – not spy balloons – is the real national security threat
The railroad accident and chemical spill underscore the slow degradation of U.S. infrastructure and disaster response.
-
PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Our View: We cannot be complacent about Maine youth cannabis use
It’s time to counter the growing idea that it’s just not that dangerous for the still-developing brain.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 19
- Next Page →