While the osteopathic doctor’s 90-day suspension is over, it was unclear Friday whether he had restarted his practice.
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Mental health services at Togus veterans hospital to be probed
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General will visit Maine’s veterans hospital, which a veterans advocate says has struggled with low staffing.
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Whooping cough confirmed in North Anson-based school district
The school will be hosting a public meeting Wednesday night with representatives from the Maine Center for Disease Control to address prevention and response.
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More Maine school kids do without vaccinations
Maine ranks fifth in the nation for kindergartners whose parents have opted against immunizing them against childhood diseases.
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Maine’s infectious disease experts’ positions vacant
The lack of an epidemiologist to tackle viruses such as flu or Ebola worries public health officials.
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MaineGeneral, other area hospitals ramp up readiness in response to Ebola
Doctors at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, at Togus and at Inland Hospital in Waterville say the flu should be more of a concern.
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Anthem touts face-to-face telemedicine program
The Internet-based LiveHealth program saves an average of $71 to the entire health care system for every consultation, the insurer said.
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Advocacy group delayed reporting of Riverview pepper spray incident
The Disability Rights Center is defending its decision to wait two months to tell state abuse investigators what had happened at the state hospital in Augusta.
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Riverview psychiatric patients, looking for refuge, find isolation instead
The Augusta-based facility has relied on the use of seclusion and restraints at comparatively high rates, even as national experts have discredited the methods as harmful to mental health.