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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine reports first flu-related death of child in 2019-20 season
The child was younger than 5 and had not been vaccinated.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
York Hospital sanctioned after 2 unlicensed doctors participated in surgeries
In one case, in August, the father of a patient 'scrubbed in' during her cesarean section.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Maine Med didn’t protect 2 patients from abuse, authorities say
The hospital filed a corrective plan and the employees associated with the incidents no longer work there.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Maine bill would replace federal funds lost in abortion ‘gag rule’ dispute
The proposal would provide about $3 million for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning, which lost federal Title X funding when they refused to accept restrictions on discussing abortion with their clients.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Proposal would save ambulance service in northern Maine
The legislation would allow town-run ambulance services in the Aroostook County towns of Blaine, Bridgewater and Mars Hill.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Study shows 40% of deer tick samples tested positive for Lyme disease
The first-of-its-kind study by the University of Maine's Cooperative Extension Tick Lab included more than 2,000 ticks submitted last year by residents of all 16 counties.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Democrats tout health care bills aimed at cost control, billing transparency
Among the measures, one would cap the monthly cost of insulin, and another would prohibit surprise emergency room bills.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Proposal designed to help Maine small pharmacies passes legislative committee
The proposal is designed to stop insurance carriers from charging pharmacies certain fees or holding pharmacies responsible for certain fees.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Public health officials test first person in Maine for deadly coronavirus
The test was done because the person showed symptoms of a lower respiratory illness and had either traveled to China recently or come in contact with someone known to have the virus. Results are expected in 1 to 5 days.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Farmington doctor leads by example when it comes to LGBTQ care in rural Maine
Access to quality health care has long been a problem for Maine's roughly 70,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer residents, officials said.
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