Health experts say Maine Family Planning’s clinics were northern Maine’s safest option for transgender patients.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health and access to care in central and western Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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Lewiston hospital to end trauma center status over ‘burdensome costs’
The move will leave Maine with 2 trauma centers, but CMMC officials say patients won’t ‘notice much of a change.’
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Delta Ambulance to keep paramedic coverage in central Maine
Town officials are worried that a proposed change would leave residents short of services in an emergency.
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Waterville couple delivers meals to Mainers who lost SNAP benefits
After her own battles with food insecurity, a Waterville resident is cooking meals for community members in need.
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Fairfield moves to settle fire department funding discrepancy with Benton
Benton would owe Fairfield $164,565 in underpaid fire department funds, according to the proposal discussed Wednesday.
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What the experts say about vaccinating your pet
With rising parvovirus cases and more unvaccinated animals in Maine, here’s what experts recommend to keep pets safe.
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Unvaccinated pets a rising risk around Maine, experts say
Rising canine virus cases in several counties have left some pet owners fearful and urging others to vaccinate.
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Augusta’s cancer center expansion brings care under one roof
It’s been two years since construction began to add holistic services and programs. The expansion is set to wrap up next year.
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Bangor launches HIV case management program amid Maine’s largest outbreak
It will bring support services to Bangor, while another program is expanding HIV and AIDS services to all but 2 counties in Maine.
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170,000 Mainers won’t get November SNAP benefits. Blame the shutdown.
About 12.5% of Maine’s residents use the assistance program previously known as food stamps, which is already facing historic cuts included in the Republican budget bill passed over the summer.