Patients told the Sun Journal that their experience seeking care for a mental health crisis at a hospital emergency department has been uneventful at best and extremely traumatic at worst.
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J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
The company has faced litigation alleging its talcum powder caused users to develop ovarian cancer or mesothelioma, a cancer that strikes the lungs and other organs.
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Updated COVID-19 guidance from CDC puts focus on preventing severe illness
The advisory signals that the nation’s top public health agency is continuing to shift from community-level efforts to steps to prevent severe illness.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating
Health officials say the virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City’s wastewater weeks after a case of polio was identified north of the city.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
The CDC recommendations apply to everyone in the U.S., but the changes could be particularly important for schools, which resume classes this month in many parts of the country.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine
The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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‘A huge chasm for folks’: Task force studying hospital violence lays out system’s complexities
The group studying the process to bring criminal cases against perpetrators of violence against health care workers held its first meeting this week.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Local coalition working to bring awareness to dangers of vaping
The use of e-cigarette and vaping products, such as Juul, “exploded” among middle and high schoolers during the pandemic, said the director of Healthy Androscoggin.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
New recovery-focused reentry home opening in Lewiston
The 18-bed home will open on Aug. 1 and will serve individuals with substance use disorders who are transitioning out of incarceration.