Senate Democrats roll out plan to give Mainers relief from high prescription prices

Party leaders will submit a handful of bills, including one to set up a state commission with oversight authority on drug pricing and another to allow bulk importation from Canada.

Measles vaccine doesn’t cause autism, says a new, decade-long study of half a million people

The findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, further discredit warnings about the two-dose course for the highly contagious virus.

How do you get anti-vaxxers to vaccinate their kids?

Statistics and shaming tactics don't persuade anxious parents. Talking to them — for hours — does.

Mother’s Milk Bank opens at Lewiston hospital

Lewiston mother tells U.S. Senate committee about her struggles affording insulin

Michelle Dehetre tells U.S. Sen. Susan Collins she can't afford the diabetes drugs she ought to have.

Mills administration aims to bring Maine CDC back to full strength

DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew says the LePage administration let 111 jobs in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – about 25 percent of its workforce – remain vacant.

Low-income Mainers may get something to smile about

Lawmakers consider adding comprehensive adult dental coverage to MaineCare.

Less than 4 years after its own merger, Brunswick health care group considers joining MaineHealth

Mid Coast-Parkview Health, which employs 2,000 people, is facing financial pressure on many fronts.

To fight cancer, Maine may allow students to use sunscreen in school

Bill would drop requirement that students bring a permission slip before possessing or using sunscreen.

Jared Golden provides ‘road map’ to his health care agenda

Democratic lawmaker calls for Medicare For All but offers ideas that may prove easier to pass.