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

State law requires most of the surplus be directed to the 'rainy day fund,' transportation projects and MaineCare programs.

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

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 ...

Public health officials say a Hancock County resident was hospitalized with Powassan, and a crow with West Nile virus was ...

There are no specific treatments for either Powassan or West Nile virus; care focuses on managing symptoms and complications, ...

An adult in Hancock County became infected with Powassan virus and was hospitalized after developing neurologic symptoms.

Health officials say a case of the Powassan Virus was discovered in Hancock County. In York County, the West Nile Virus was ...

The founder of Burt’s Bees envisioned a tribute to Henry David Thoreau when she began buying thousands of acres of logging company land to donate for what would become the Katahdin Woods and ...