Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false claims about vaccines, has been tapped to become health and human services secretary in the Trump administration.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Maine Family Planning tours central Maine with mobile medical unit
Maine Family Planning, via its new Health on Wheels van, has been touring the Lewiston-to-Bangor stretch, stopping in towns and cities in between, to provide on-the-spot reproductive health services like wound care, screenings, birth control and HIV prevention.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Wilton board sets contributions for Maine Family and Medical Leave Act
Collections will begin Jan. 1, 2025, for nonunion employees; union workers situation depends on contracts
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
More than 1,500 Mainers will get relief from $1.8 million in medical debts
A local nonprofit partnered with a national charity to wipe out $1.8 million in unpaid medical bills.
Posted inElection 2024, Health, Local & State, Politics
Harris plan to expand rural health care could have impact in Maine
The plan rolled out by the Democrat’s campaign this week is intended to support rural hospitals and emergency medical services, sectors that have struggled in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New regulations prompt some concerns among personal care agencies
While agencies told The Monitor they generally agree with the need for licensing, some worried certain requirements would be difficult to meet and could push costs up.
Posted inHealth
Cancer patients in rural Maine continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine’s nonemergency transport contract remains under review
While an appeal process is ongoing, the state extended the contract with Penquis to the end of this year.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Kennebec County emergency physician program is saving lives, doctor tells Augusta councilors
The county’s MD3 pilot program may run out of money at the end of the year. One of its doctors says that would be a mistake.
Posted inHealth
MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.