Hairs from the browntail moth caterpillar cause a red, itchy rash that can linger for weeks.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
U.S. to expand autism research under new law co-sponsored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins
The $2 billion law will fund autism research and programs over the next 5 years.
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Posted inHealth, News
FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death
One of his attorneys alleges that government officials have turned Mangione into a political pawn and have tainted the jury pool.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Report shows growing need in residential care facilities
Researchers found 54% of Mainers in residential care had been diagnosed with dementia, compared to 51% in nursing homes.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Closure of Maine’s rural birthing centers is part of national ‘crisis’
Women living in rural Maine communities are driving long distances to deliver their babies and struggling to access other care, mirroring a trend that’s expected to get worse.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
CDC confirms first severe human case of bird flu in U.S.
A resident of southwestern Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu linked to a backyard flock.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Andwell Health Partners to scale back in-home pediatric services amid financial deficit
It is the latest local health care provider to scale back services amid reported financial losses, impacting some of the most vulnerable patients.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, Politics
Transgender care debate, linked to Maine lawsuit, resurfaces after Senate passes Defense Act
The $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act passed despite some Democrats’ frustration with a late addition on transgender health care from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Though some are finding resilience after hepatitis C cure, others still put testing off
Many people have been cured of hepatitis C, something that was once viewed as a death sentence, but it has yet to make a big impact on a population particularly afflicted by the virus.