Some fire chiefs and ambulance services said they had no idea the cyber incidents were behind the diversions.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Why cyber attacks are increasingly targeting hospitals
The incidents that caused outages at two Lewiston-based hospital systems come at a time when cyber attacks on health care organizations are skyrocketing.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Updated: The cyber ‘incident’ at area hospitals. Here’s what patients need to know
UPDATE: St. Mary’s announced on Monday, June 30, all systems were fully restored.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Bangor man sues hospital, Covenant Health over data breach
The class-action lawsuit, filed in Penobscot County, says St. Joseph Hospital and its owner should have done more to protect patients’ private information.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation & World, Politics
Sen. Collins grills NIH director on research cuts
The Trump administration is proposing a 40% cut in the NIH for 2026, and Sen. Susan Collins said federal cutbacks are disrupting research into Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Family of Falmouth boy with rare illness heads to D.C. to call for health care preservation
Alex, a child in Falmouth with a rare genetic condition, and his family will meet with Capitol lawmakers to share their story.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers reverse course, reject decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms
A bill to allow possession of small amounts of psilocybin came close to passing, but was ultimately rejected by lawmakers.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Canadian wildfires prompt another air quality alert for coastal Maine
Smoke from the wildfires is expected to move out by Tuesday but could return as the fires continue to burn across Canada.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine’s K-12 schools report record high immunization levels
Vaccine coverage has reached ‘more than 97%’ in Maine’s K-12 schools, achieving ‘herd immunity.’