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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals
A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
Meet Pat Corrigan, Portland’s accidental muralist
From the five moons of Pluto at Mayo Street Arts to a leaf-covered tree design replacing the Greyhound bus station mural, you don't have to walk far in the city to encounter Corrigan's work.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
If you think your heart’s not in it, avoid shoveling wet, heavy snow
Shoveling involves a mix of activities that can strain the heart of someone with preexisting conditions that are often warning signs of a heart problem.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Medicine is a group project
Maine Med was full almost to bursting when I had my donor kidney removed there, but the staff made me feel like I was the only patient in the building.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
RSV surge could delay some pediatric surgeries at Maine hospitals
The increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus among young children is straining hospital capacity.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2022
Maine hospitals seeing spike in children’s respiratory virus
Respiratory syncytial virus is a common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms. One to two out of every 100 children younger than 6 months with an RSV infection are hospitalized.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
UNE medical school’s move to Portland will allow it to grow and train more doctors
Construction on the school's $93 million home could begin next month, and Maine's only medical college could make the move to Portland in 2024.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Former Maine Med official facing new charges in fraud case
Joshua Frances, who impersonated a Homeland Security employee in order to buy 2 boats, faces new charges of submitting falsified testimonial letters to the court before his sentencing.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Got robots? These hospitals in Lewiston and Portland do
Robotics-assisted technology is becoming more common in operating rooms across Maine, with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston recently joining the list of hospitals employing the new methods.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
MaineHealth and Anthem settle long-running contract dispute
Maine Medical Center in Portland will continue to be in Anthem's coverage network.
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