Taking high doses of vitamin D doesn’t reduce the risk of broken bones in generally healthy older Americans, researchers report.
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Posted inTimes Record
Health clinic hopes flower tour fundraiser will grow services
Oasis Free Clinic’s first Brunswick in Bloom fundraiser will help the organization expand its services for uninsured Mainers and asylum seekers.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Next month’s Trek Across Maine a celebration of Maine community
The annual fundraising cycling event promotes lung health and speaks to the strength of our social fabric.
Posted inLocal & State
Wastewater testing, case counts indicate pandemic easing in Maine
Wastewater testing for COVID-19 presence in many of Maine’s larger cities and towns is showing a drop-off in virus prevalence.
Posted inLocal & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline in Maine
There were 566 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday. Hospitalizations have decreased by 28 percent since May 17.
Posted inTimes Record
Region 10 nursing assistant students enter red-hot job market
Nineteen students from the Brunswick-based technical high school celebrated passing the Maine State Certified Nursing Assistant Exam with a pinning ceremony Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
L.L. Bean silences the noise of social media for Mental Health Awareness Month
The Freeport-based outdoor retailer has paused its online posting and encouraged followers to spend time outside.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick vapers look elsewhere
Vape stores in other cities already are seeing more Brunswick customers in the weeks before Brunswick’s flavored tobacco and nicotine ban goes into effect.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Mainers warned not to eat PFAS-contaminated freshwater fish
The advisories are based on new Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention consumption advice for different levels of PFAS, so-called ‘forever chemicals.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: List of foods banned during pregnancy shows lack of risk-assessment skills
The risk of harming your fetus by eating a wedge of brie: so small it’s not available on the internet.