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PublishedJuly 4, 2019
New community center opens in Lewiston for people recovering from addiction
The REST Center in Lewiston provides a place to socialize and train for jobs.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2019
Maine Medical Center agrees to stop using live animals to train doctors
The hospital's use of live animals in its Emergency Medicine Residency Program was questioned by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
New Maine law makes it easier for patients to get drugs their doctors prescribe
It allows medical professionals more flexibility in avoiding 'step therapy,' which requires patients to try less expensive drugs first.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
Maine Medical Center publishes inaugural medical journal
The Journal of Maine Medical Center will be published biannually and will focus on original, peer-reviewed research in the health sciences.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
Bill to establish adult Medicaid dental benefit fails, but advocates will try again in 2020
The bill would create an adult Medicaid benefit for dental care in Maine.
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Gov. Mills signs 4 bills to reduce medication prices, including buying from Canada
One new law – subject to federal approval – would let Maine act as a wholesaler to import prescription drugs from Canada.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Medicaid enrollment lower than expected since expansion
Some 70,000 Maine residents were expected to qualify under the new standards, but only about 26,000 have done so.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
New director of Maine CDC outlines priorities, starting with hiring
Dr. Nirav Shah says 'job No. 1' is to fully staff the agency, which had more than 100 unfilled positions under the LePage administration and currently has 55 vacancies.
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PublishedJune 18, 2019
Maine baby survives 2 life-threatening birth defects
A pediatric surgeon at Maine Med performed two surgeries for rare conditions in the first 10 months of the girl's life.
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PublishedJune 17, 2019
MaineHealth, Mid Coast-Parkview Health agree to merge
The two health care systems have been clinically affiliated for more than 25 years through their flagship hospitals, Maine Med in Portland and Mid Coast-Parkview in Brunswick.
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