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ChappyWrap donates 400 blankets to patients at New England Cancer Specialists
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (141+ words) ChappyWrap delivered 400 blankets to patients at the New England Cancer Specialists location in Westbrook. The Maine-based blanket company made the donation in honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is coming up in March. The donated blankets are the…...
College student dies of CO poisoning while trying to charge phone in car during nor'easter
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (321+ words) 21-year-old was member of Salve Regina University football team A college student-athlete in Rhode Island died during Monday's nor'easter while trying to charge his cellphone in a vehicle, according to police. The Newport Police Department said at about 7:20 p.m. Monday, officers…...
Channel 8 WMTW and Camp Sunshine partner for Winter Telethon
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (245+ words) March 11 broadcast rallies Mainers to support children with life-threatening illnesses and their families Channel 8 WMTW is proud to partner with Camp Sunshine for the Winter Telethon on Wednesday, March 11, which is dedicated to supporting children with life-threatening illnesses and their…...
FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (520+ words) Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable. The preliminary Food and Drug Administration guidelines,…...
Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (713+ words) Social media addiction has been compared to addiction to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there's some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there is no doubt that many…...
Maine CDC confirms 4 more measles cases, but says there are no new public exposure risks
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (422+ words) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced Tuesday that four additional cases of measles have been confirmed in Maine, bringing the total of lab-confirmed cases in the state to five. Health officials said, however, there are no…...
Buyout of Central Maine Healthcare by a California charity is complete
1+ week, 1+ day ago (210+ words) All facilities in Maine will keep their names and Prime Healthcare Foundation says most employees will keep their jobs Central Maine Healthcare is now officially part of Prime Healthcare Foundation, a public nonprofit charity based in Ontario, California. The transaction…...
Make sure Valentine's Day doesn't stink with a date to your local wastewater treatment facility
1+ week, 3+ day ago (396+ words) Bath's Water Pollution Plant offered tours on Valentine's Day. They sold out. Relationships and wastewater have a few things in common. For one, they both require a lot of work. Bryan Levitt wasn't sure if offering tours of Bath's Water…...
How to best handle Super Bowl-related stress
1+ week, 5+ day ago (216+ words) Many people enjoy the Super Bowl, whether it's because of football, the commercials or the food. But for some, the big game is a high-stakes environment that can lead to certain jitters. John McAnuff, Sweetser's chief financial officer, said the…...
'I wasn't even at the screening age,' Mainer fighting colon cancer urges others to get tested
1+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) A Cape Elizabeth man fighting his own battle with colon cancer is creating a national movement connecting others during their cancer journeys. "I'm not stopping with my advocacy. I'm not stopping with my quest to be cancer-free, and I have…...