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CDC director Shah leaving Maine for high-level federal post
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 12—Dr. Nirav Shah, who gained near-celebrity status for leading the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving Maine to take a high-level ...
CDC warns another tick-borne illness is on the rise. Know the top symptoms
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEight states in the Northeast U.S. are seeing increasing rates of an emerging tick-borne illness...
Child tests positive for measles in Maine, officials say; state's first case since 2019
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaine health officials say they received a report of a child testing positive for measles, the first...
Maine announces first pediatric case of monkeypox
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHealth officials announced on Friday they’ve identified a case of monkeypox in a Maine resident under the age of 18. The Maine CDC says this is the first...
CDC reports 251 cases of lead poisoning from fruit puree pouches in 34 states
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFederal officials have urged state health departments to seek out cases of lead poisoning, which...
Maine had one of the largest decreases in overdose deaths in the nation last year
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoData released by the federal government on Wednesday shows that Maine had the fifth largest...
Maine CDC to receive $13.8 million federal grant
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 1—The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention landed a $13.8 million federal grant that will boost the state's public health agency over the next five years, state officials announced ...
Middle School of the Kennebunks, Marshwood High hit with flu, RSV and COVID
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKENNEBUNK, Maine — The Maine Center for Disease Control is working with RSU 21 to determine if a...
Baby raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to Maine Petco for nail trimming
The Today Show via AOL· 1 year agoA baby raccoon was euthanized in Maine after an unidentified woman brought it to a Petco for a nail...
Increase in the Number of Seals Getting Stranded on Maine's Coast Linked to Bird Flu Outbreak
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGetty Since May 10, the coast of Maine has seen 92 seal strandings. Marine Mammals of Maine, an...