Coalition to promote paid family leave this week at Maine State House

Family and medical leave allows workers to take paid time off for the birth of a child or to care for a sick or aging relative.

Drug- and alcohol-related deaths dragged down life expectancy in 2021, according to CDC reports

U.S. life expectancy at birth slipped for a second straight year in 2021, due in part to increases in drug- and alcohol-related deaths, according to two reports from the U.S. Center for Disease Control.

Food as Medicine: MaineHealth offering free program

Insulin price cap championed by Collins stripped from spending bill by fellow Republicans

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King both have sought to cap the drug's price, which has shot up tenfold in the U.S. – but not other countries - in 20 years.

Wastewater testing, case counts indicate pandemic easing in Maine

Wastewater testing for COVID-19 presence in many of Maine's larger cities and towns is showing a drop-off in virus prevalence.

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline in Maine

There were 566 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday. Hospitalizations have decreased by 28 percent since May 17.

L.L. Bean silences the noise of social media for Mental Health Awareness Month

The Freeport-based outdoor retailer has paused its online posting and encouraged followers to spend time outside.

Brunswick vapers look elsewhere

Vape stores in other cities already are seeing more Brunswick customers in the weeks before Brunswick's flavored tobacco and nicotine ban goes into effect.

Portland wastewater testing shows sharp increase in coronavirus

Maine reported 470 new COVID-19 infections Friday and one death. Hospitalizations for the virus also increased this week.

Maine reports 464 new COVID-19 cases Thursday

After sharp increases early this week, hospitalizations declined slightly, from 136 to 132.