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Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is among a group of senators to introduce a bipartisan bill aiming to lower insulin costs.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Starting immediately, the Maine Community College System will require COVID vaccinations for all on-campus students.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 3:08 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
FEMA has awarded more than one million dollars to the state for COVID testing.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Connor Magliozzi
New England Home Health Care held its 6th Annual Yard and Bake Sale on Tuesday.
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Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
A nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor has been honored for her work as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 2:59 PM EDT
|By Brian Sullivan
Children under the age of 5 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By WMTW
A Maine child was treated for hepatitis with no known cause, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 9:32 AM EDT
|By Morgan Sturdivant
Bangor woman with ALS now back home after nearly three months in hospital
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By WMTW
The Tri for a Cure is just over a month away.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 7:19 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
The American Lung Association says that from 2019 to 2020, the number of teenagers using e-cigarettes rose by 30%.
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Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 8:30 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
The CDC says there is no evidence linking this case to a recently-confirmed case at the Skowhegan Walmart.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 3:24 PM EDT
|By Brittany McHatten
Uvalde, Texas where the shooting took place is about 2,000 miles away from Maine.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Brittany McHatten
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is joining other US senators from New England to try and find more help for parents and caregivers amid the national formula shortage.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Morgan Sturdivant
The Maine CDC says there’s been possible Hepatitis A exposure at the Skowhegan Walmart.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Kodichi Lawrence
We met up with Dr. Nirav Shah, the director of the Maine CDC, Sunday at the Colby College graduation.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 7:02 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
There have been 32 outbreaks investigated this flu season.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Brittany McHatten
If a new bulge or lump around your belly button or groin area is causing you pain or discomfort, there’s a chance it might be a hernia.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 11:13 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine is now home to a network of virtual dental services that supporters said would make dental care more readily available to children.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 7:28 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Officials say a declining births was the major factor for their decision.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 11:06 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine will use a new fund to help cities and towns try to control the spread of invasive moth that causes an itchy rash.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
The American Lung Association is raising awareness for lung cancer this week with their Turquoise Takeover celebration.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor broke ground Wednesday on a new pediatric inpatient wing.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 11:18 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine might update its reimbursement rates for health care centers that serve rural and low-income residents.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 7:59 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
A large part of the federal government’s expansion in availability for antivirals is with pharmacy chains such as CVS.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine is increasing funding for smoking cessation programs as the state tries to shed the distinction of having the highest rate of smoking in New England.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A new law in Maine is designed to prevent harassment and blockades outside abortion providers in the state.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine is close to requiring screening for a potentially debilitating virus in some newborns in the state.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill to expand a law that shields people who report drug overdoses.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 6:55 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Someone else’s ending could be the beginning for another.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Bryan Sidelinger
Despite seeing more cases of the flu this year, the flu season in Maine continues to be a mild one, according to Northern Light Health.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By Bryan Sidelinger
Construction for the new Northern Light Hospital in Blue Hill is officially underway.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 8:33 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Maine's largest hospital says starting next year, they will no longer be an in-network provider for patients with Anthem insurance
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine’s largest hospital is threatening to leave the state’s largest health insurer in a dispute over billing practices.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:38 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
If approved, the ordinance would take effect on June 1, 2022.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By Brittany McHatten
With March being Women’s History Month and Wednesday being National Doctors Day, we’re shining the spotlight on some Mainers who fall into both of those categories.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:10 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Maine legislators are considering a law change to try to make dental insurance a better value for consumers in the state.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:34 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
In February, cases were confirmed in two small flocks in Knox County. Both flocks had fewer than 100 birds.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:24 PM EST
|By Morgan Sturdivant
A Bangor woman battling ALS has been sharing her story for several years now since she was first diagnosed in 2019.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 1:31 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
The state is partnering with dental clinics provide dental hygiene services to Maine veterans who are unable to afford them.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:13 PM EST
|By Allegra Zamore
Dr. Amy Fenwick says last year they saw 180 patients admitted for traumatic brain injuries.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:52 PM EST
|By WABI News Desk
The call center handles work for DHHS’s Mainecare program and currently employs 45 Mainers.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 7:39 PM EST
|By WABI News Desk
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is introducing legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin nationwide.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 3:58 PM EST
|By WABI News Desk
A new program at the Mount Desert Island Biological Lab is changing the way Maine scientists study drug discovery and development.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:59 PM EST
|By WABI News Desk
A second case of bird flu has been detected in Maine.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 7:50 AM EST
|By The Associated Press and WABI News Desk
The virus is often spread to domestic poultry by infected wild birds.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 8:47 AM EST
|By WABI News Desk
The latest data reporting from the Maine CDC.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 2:55 PM EST
|By Brittany McHatten
A pair of Maine Senate Democrats held a press conference Monday to discuss two proposed bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs for Mainers.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 9:10 AM EST
|By WABI News Desk
The Maine CDC is reporting 1,159 new cases and two additional deaths.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 9:08 AM EST
|By WABI News Desk
This is the latest data from the Maine CDC.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Brittany McHatten
The Hancock County community is rallying around a Bar Harbor man as he navigates a rare type of cancer.