The attorney for Arlene Edson hopes a settlement can be reached that pays for his client’s treatment in a private setting.

The senator and others call for steps to reduce Maine’s relatively high volume of prescriptions for painkilling medication, which can lead to heroin abuse.

Authorities say the solution to this scourge continues to elude lawmakers and health care workers.

Taylor Norcross’s is smiling and making gestures after two weeks in a coma, her fiance says.

Partners for World Health is donating the goods to ‘underground’ hospitals in the war-ravaged Middle East country.

The new program, which represents an investment of $800,000, will provide three specialists who will help to integrate addiction treatment into primary care practices.

Bob Sprankle feels he suffered for a cause, because his long battle could spare others a similar ordeal.

The Maine Health Data Organization’s comparemaine.org site could encourage competitive pricing and help prevent ‘sticker shock.’