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6h ago
The guidelines require schools to limit added sugars to less than 10% of weekly calories, and also make reductions in sodium ..read more
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6h ago
Maine Calling's 11 am show is pre-empted by special coverage of Supreme Court hearings; the 7 pm show is rebroadcast about art and community healing ..read more
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2d ago
More than 95% of school-age children have received all required vaccines. According to the Maine CDC, this is the first year that the state has exceeded what's known as the "herd immunity" threshold since reporting began in 2011 ..read more
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2d ago
The potential contamination is focused on 80 and 85% lean ground beef in both the small and family packs, purchased between April 4-16 ..read more
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2d ago
The law shields providers of reproductive health and transgender care from laws in other states that restrict such care. The bill faced strong opposition from Republicans ..read more
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3d ago
The new federal standards will require that a registered nurse be on duty 24-7 ..read more
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1w ago
A bill that would have established minimum staff ratios was rejected by state lawmakers. Nurses who said they're under-staffed and overworked are disappointment by the outcome, but said they will continue to push for change ..read more
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1w ago
Maine Family Planning urged state lawmakers to fully fund a bill that would boost the state's annual allocation for the roughly 60 sexual and reproductive health clinics across the state ..read more
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1w ago
As Maine continues working to uncover PFAS contamination and treat drinking water, a United Nations expert says contamination in North Carolina may be considered a human rights violation ..read more
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1w ago
The hospital is ending a joint venture with MaineHealth to provide oncology care, providers will relocate to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick ..read more