Penobscot County is grappling with Maine’s largest HIV outbreak in its history. Looking back, the top public health official for the county seat of Bangor described how the conditions existed for such ...

While the CDC finds the kits provide 'actionable' information about water quality, they cannot be used to unlock state-funded ...

Bangor’s public health and community services department is moving forward with a plan to offer sterile syringe delivery for clients of the city’s HIV case management program. A City Council committee ...

The sickness appears to be linked to backyard chickens.

One of the 17 Americans tested "mildly" positive for the virus during the U.S. return flight. A French woman has also tested ...

Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to backyard poultry that has sickened ...

Health officials in the U.S. are closely monitoring American travelers who were aboard the cruise ship with deadly hantavirus ...

Bucksport's long-disputed landfill closure is progressing, but residents remain concerned about environmental risks near the ...

Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services will begin distributing oral rabies vaccine baits this ...

Tick-borne diseases have become an increasing public health hazard in the state and across the country. Lyme disease cases in ...