Health

Scores of people lined up to testify on legislation that will allow some terminally-ill patients to request life-ending medication. Unlike many bills before the legislature, this issue is not partisan — it is intensely personal.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the state has recorded its first pediatric death caused by influenza in three years.

Do certain household chemicals contribute to obesity in teenagers and osteoporosis later in life? That’s the focus of a study led by researchers at Maine Medical Center.

State statistics report that more Maine residents have come down with the flu this year, but fewer cases resulted in hospitalization.

Thursday lawmakers on the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Committee considered two bills that would limit the use of short term health insurance. The proposals are in response to the Trump administration recently expanding the availability of short term plans, which critics refer to as "junk" insurance.

FALMOUTH, Maine - The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning residents of the southern part of the state about potential exposure to measles in late March.

HOULTON, Maine - A Maine woman's jail sentence has been delayed after a judge ordered the jail to provide medication-assisted treatment to keep her opioid addiction in remission.