Health

Maine health officials are reporting a surge in cases of two tickborne diseases. The Maine Center for Disease Control says that as of October 1, it's recorded 556 cases of anaplasmosis and 124 cases of babesiosis.

A Maine psychiatric hospital has been recertified and its $20 million in annual funding has been restored.

LAWRENCE, Mass. - About 100 people have been evacuated from their homes and two schools have been closed in response to a natural gas leak in a Massachusetts city affected a year ago by a series gas explosions and fires.

Maine’s largest private employer says it will offer eligible full- and part-time workers four weeks of paid parental leave starting Oct. 1.

A crop specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is informing the state's potato farmers that they might need to reduce use of a widely used pesticide that controls blight.

The Maine Center for Disease Control is reporting the state's first case of an acute lung illness related to vaping.

A new working group kicked off its first meeting in Augusta Friday morning to review Maine's mental health system and make recommendations for improvements.

Service through a statewide phone support line for people who are experiencing mental health issues won’t be reduced — for now.