The agency said 43 percent of the 667 animals tested for rabies in 2024 were bats, and 10 tested positive. Maine's last ...

Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC ...

Businesses throughout Hancock County are enjoying an infusion of energy and fresh ideas from their summer interns.

Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological ...

The CDC says they've also identified case of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, in a bird in York County. Officials say steps to prevent these diseases are similar. They include wearing bug ...

COVID-19 infections are "growing or likely growing in 40 states" in the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

The cooler, less humid summers of our past are gone. We must recognize the impact that climate change has on our health.

A record share of U.S. kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccination last school year, and coverage for all ...

SOUTH PARIS — A thick stream of ice-cold water gushes from a pipe jutting out of a grassy embankment at a dip in the road to ...

Rates have been declining across the country, with all kindergartner coverage for each of the vaccines having dropped since 2021.

Martha’s Vineyard health officials said they are investigating an apparent case of Powassan virus, a potentially serious ...