Maine is graduating more doctors, but experts say increasing the primary care workforce is hampered by several issues.
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Maine hospitals, health reform advocates spar over bill to regulate health care prices
Advocates say the measure would improve health care affordability. Hospital executives say it could lead to closures and service losses.
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MaineHealth seeking ways to connect youths to gender-affirming care if federal rules take effect
New rules would ‘leave lasting scars’ on transgender youth, advocate says.
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A Maine mother’s $25M medical malpractice verdict was the largest in the state’s history. She won’t see it all.
Some damages are limited by a $750,000 cap the jury wasn’t aware of. Mid Coast Medical Group is asking a judge for a new trial.
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Hundreds of Mainers receive morbid letter from MaineHealth
Hundreds of Mainers received a frightening scare just before Halloween.
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Jury awards Maine mother $25M in wrongful death lawsuit against Brunswick health provider
Lyndsey Sutherland alleged that Mid Coast Medical Group failed to follow a standard of care when considering her teenage daughter’s medical symptoms 4 years ago.
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Doctor testifies during New Gloucester mother’s case against Mid Coast medical provider
Dr. Danielle Salhany, a gynecologist at Mid Coast Medical Group, was one of the last doctors to treat 15-year-old Jasmine Vincent before she died. Salhany says her role was limited.
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Does tick season in Maine end during the summer? | Fact brief
The blood-sucking arachnids’ activity peaks at multiple times throughout the year, depending on species and life stage.
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Maine health care providers clash with pharmaceutical industry over discount drug program
A Maine bill would prevent pharmaceutical companies from restricting use of a federal discount program that save millions of dollars for hospitals and other providers.
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MaineHealth’s federal grant cut off over previous research on vaccine hesitancy
A prominent Maine scientist said the system for supporting health research is ‘under siege.’