Health care
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PublishedOctober 9, 2015
Two toddlers were infected by same strain of E. coli, Maine CDC reports
The epidemiologist for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it's likely the boys acquired their illness from the same source, which has yet to be identified.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2015
Biddeford High School student diagnosed with meningitis
This is the ninth case of viral meningitis in southern Maine this fall.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2015
State awaiting results of tests from Oxford fairgrounds as it investigates 2 E. coli cases
A toddler who got sick after visiting the petting zoo at the Oxford County Fair remains in fair condition at Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2015
Maine Family Planning appeals $184,000 repayment order from DHHS
The state says it overpaid the nonprofit for services provided to women on the same days as abortions.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2015
Maine man says 20-month-old son died of illness caused by E. coli bacteria
State officials won't confirm the death, but say two children were hospitalized with symptoms of E. coli and both had visited the Oxford County Fair.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2015
Maine Med to start using operating rooms in new $40 million wing
The much larger spaces better meet the needs of today's surgeries and will be used primarily for brain and spine procedures.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2015
Health experts call for collaboration to reduce number of drug-affected Maine babies
At a daylong conference in Portland, doctors and other health care providers say treatment specialists, police, the medical community and others need to work together.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2015
House pushes new bill to gut health care law
WASHINGTON — House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to dismantle President Obama’s health law that could actually reach the president’s desk. The House GOP has voted more than 50 times to repeal all or parts of the health law. Almost all the bills died in the Senate. But this time, Republicans are using a special process […]
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2015
Medical industry in Maine benefits from $3.4 million in federal grants
Jackson Lab and the city of Presque Isle will receive grants to support biomedical research and medical device manufacturing, respectively.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2015
High-tech mammography tool adds cost not accuracy, research shows
Computer-aided-detection aims to double-check radiologists' screening results.
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