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public health

Published
July 11, 2023

Commentary: Do right for the health of Native Americans in Maine

L.D. 2007 must be passed with any vetoes overridden to improve access to health care and better well-being for the Wabanaki Nations.
Published
July 10, 2023

Another View: U.S. surgeon general takes aim at toll inflicted by loneliness

Isolation can be as harmful to one’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Published
July 2, 2023

Commentary: Debunking of COVID lab-leak theory has enraged conspiracy theorists. Good.

The long-awaited intelligence report also serves as a reproach to the news organizations that bought into the theory, despite the utter lack of evidence for it.
Published
June 28, 2023

Commentary: Thanks to governor, Legislature for increasing Mainers’ access to preventive care

A new law that keeps pandemic changes in place allows pharmacy technicians to continue to deliver CDC-recommended immunizations to people 18 and older without a prescription.
Published
June 7, 2023

Maine Voices: Harmful effects of coal pile pollution threaten Portland’s health

How much are we willing to pay for a coal pile in our city, and why should we have to pay anything?

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Published
May 21, 2023

There’s medicine to quiet opioid cravings, but getting it can be hard

A Harvard study found Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive prescriptions for naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.
Published
May 20, 2023

Our View: Shah’s experience makes him right person to lead CDC at a crossroads

In Maine, Shah was a great communicator and a true public servant, which is just what the CDC needs.
Published
May 16, 2023

Commentary: Why does a rich country like ours have a high COVID-19 death rate?

Look to a country’s medical profile, not its national wealth, for protection against coronavirus mortality.
Published
April 10, 2023

Another View: The nursing workforce needs more men

As the U.S. health care system struggles with a labor shortage, a renewed focus on recruiting can only help.
Published
April 9, 2023

Commentary: America’s decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems

Our response to the crisis of shrinking life spans has been sadly typical – despite remedies achievable at ground level, it’s become a search for the magic bullet.