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Robert F. Bukaty/AP fileThe group was formed as a response to upheaval at the U.S. CDC where Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is carrying out his decades-long campaign to limit vaccines. It hopes to share resources to ensure vaccine access while planning responses to public health emergencies. -
Jim Cole/APMaine's largest public drinking water supplies are contaminated with hexavalent chromium, arsenic or nitrate, or all three chemicals combined. That's according to a new national study and interactive map published and by the Environmental Working Group.
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The standing order is essentially a prescription for all Mainers older than 6 months to get the COVID-19 vaccine. -
Planned Parenthood in Maine to fight after court lets Trump administration withhold Medicaid fundingPlanned Parenthood in Maine is facing a $1 million cut, but says it will continue to provide care for its roughly 2,000 patients who are covered by MaineCare, the state version of Medicaid. -
Last month, federal regulators changed the guidelines so that only those with a high-risk medical condition or who are age 65 or older qualify for the latest COVID vaccines.
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The group "Portland Cruise Control" wants the city to ban scrubber wash, the often-untreated discharge from systems that remove contaminants from marine engine exhaust. -
She says Downeast Community Partners and Bangor Public Health are the only two contracts for maternal and child health that the CDC did not renew.
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Plaintiffs allege the ordinance violates the "Right to Food" amendment of the Maine Constitution that was ratified in 2021. It says Mainers have a right to "grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume food of their own choosing." -
How emergency management works at the local and state levels, and what individuals and communities can do to prepare for a range of disasters and emergencies -
Members of his family are now suing the facility, alleging that Daniel died from neglect and abuse.
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But the CEO of Colorado-based Modivcare told a legislative panel on Tuesday that there will be no disruption of services in Maine as the bankruptcy plays out. -
EEE can cause flu-like symptoms and also lead to brain swelling and meningitis.
