In light of federal policy changes limiting vaccine access for children, two lawmakers introduced bills to protect and expand ...

Expanded harm reduction efforts and the declining prevalence of fentanyl are fueling the trend, officials say.

Dr. Nirav Shah, a nationally respected public health expert and former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and ...

Dr. Oz, who heads the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, compared Maine to Minnesota, which has faced significant ...

AUGUSTA, ME — The Indian American Impact Fund has endorsed Nirav Shah in his campaign for governor of Maine, backing a candidate who would make history, if elected, as the state’s first South Asian ...

During the pandemic, Nirav Shah held almost daily press conferences on the battle against Covid in Maine as the state’s ...

BRUNSWICK, ME — A new statewide survey has placed former Maine CDC director Nirav Shah at the front of the Democratic primary field for governor, his campaign announced on December 10. The Pan ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — As snow from a massive storm began to fall in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday night, six people who had stopped to refuel a Paris-bound luxury jet prepared for takeoff. None would ...

Dr. Kirk Milhoan suggested some vaccines shouldn't be mandated. The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee questioned whether broad recommendations are ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board arrived Tuesday to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board.