The explosion in Searsmont showed how the state’s health care providers work together during a crisis. Some say they need help.
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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Brewer man’s $10M gift to expand advanced cancer treatments in Bangor area
Jim Gero said he hopes the gift will ‘provide an additional level of hope to patients throughout northern and central Maine.’
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Man with cancer and permanent spinal injury blames Lewiston hospital for both
The Auburn man and his wife are putting their house on the market because they can no longer maintain it.
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Maine providers welcome continued access to abortion pill after US Supreme Court decision
In the first half of 2025, 27% of all abortions in Maine — whether prescription or in-person procedures — were provided via telehealth.
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Central Maine Healthcare patients say they can’t access records, refills
The Lewiston-based health system said switching to a new patient portal has not disrupted care or medical records. Here’s what patients need to know.
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MaineGeneral will close its Fairfield eye center in July
The specialty eye center was losing up to $1 million annually, a spokesperson said. Its closure will force 4,500 patients to find new care.
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Mainers can still get abortion pills by mail. Could the Supreme Court change that?
The Supreme Court restored temporary access until May 11 after a lower court ruled that mifepristone should only be available in person.
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Maine paid family leave starts Friday. Who needs it most?
More than 2,000 working Mainers have pre-applied for paid family and medical leave, the Maine Department of Labor said.
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Ahead of Portland fashion show, breast cancer survivors heal together
‘We kept fixing each other,’ one model said.