Lewiston doctor advises students to take a load off their backs

Health care

Published
September 23, 2018

Lewiston doctor advises students to take a load off their backs

Pediatric Associates warns that kids are at risk for prematurely curved spines and other problems.
Published
September 21, 2018

Report says alcohol killed over 3 million people in 2016

And trends predict an increase in consumption over the next 10 years.
Published
September 21, 2018

Overdoses kept taking toll on Maine in first half of 2018, claiming almost 1 life a day

In the first six months of 2018, 180 people in Maine died of drug overdoses – down from the 185 for the same period in 2017 – with most killed by the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Published
September 20, 2018

Augusta woman goes public in search for kidney donor, and is ‘amazed’ by response

Krystal Reardon, who has been on dialysis for eight months and is on a transplant waiting list, put up signs this week along a busy street, and calls have started coming in.
Published
September 19, 2018

Maine Med, University of Vermont get federal grant to study opioid prescribing laws

The $339,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will be used to assess the impact of strict prescribing limits enacted in Maine and Vermont.
Published
September 19, 2018

UNE professor receives patent for diagnostic test for certain breast cancers

Dr. Srinidi Mohan hopes the patent will lead to clinical trials and a product on the market in five to 10 years.
Published
September 19, 2018

Mobile dental office coming to Portland to provide free service to veterans

Aspen Dental is bringing the rolling dentist office to Portland on Thursday and setting up appointments with veterans who don’t have access to dental care.
Published
September 17, 2018

Health dangers don’t stop after a hurricane blows through

Life-threatening hazards include snakes, submerged sharp objects, bacterial infections and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Published
September 17, 2018

UMaine System considers partnership in possible health care analytics institute

The proposal by tech investor David Roux would create a center for the prevention, diagnosis, cure and management of health in Portland.
Published
September 12, 2018

UMaine System launching effort to meet growing demand for nurses

The initiative would expand programs in rural areas, help students pay for their education and take other steps to fill the 3,000 nursing vacancies projected in the state by 2025.