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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
Focus should be on fixing system, not punishing patients for hospital violence, mental health advocates say
Mental health advocates say creating alternatives to hospitals for those in crisis — not criminalizing their actions — will reduce violence against health care providers.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Nonprofits to host back to school event at Lewiston park
Free school supplies, shoes, haircuts, vaccines, food offered Wednesday in Kennedy Park.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
MaineHealth and Anthem settle long-running contract dispute
Maine Medical Center in Portland will continue to be in Anthem's coverage network.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Lyme disease rebounding in Maine this year
The state recorded 1,433 cases through Aug. 14, nearly matching the yearly total for 2021.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
People with mental health challenges say they’re being left out of the conversation about hospital violence
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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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
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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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
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.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
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.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
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.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox
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