UNE professor receives patent for diagnostic test for certain breast cancers

Health care

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.
Published
September 12, 2018

New law lets some Maine veterans skip course work and take nursing exam

Those hoping to be fast-tracked and become LPNs must have served in a medical corps, spent at least 12 months providing bedside patient care and left the military with an honorable discharge.
Published
September 10, 2018

LePage vows to keep denying Medicaid applications until lawmakers ‘give me the money’

Mainers voted last fall to expand the health insurance program and lawmakers approved the funding in June, but the governor vetoed the bill.
Published
September 9, 2018

Doctors confront hurdles for living organ donors

Obstacles to kidney and liver transplants include lost wages for those who donate and varying hospital policies.
Published
September 7, 2018

Modest premium increases expected in 2019 as ‘Obamacare’ stabilizes

For next year, premiums in the health insurance marketplaces are expected either to drop or increase by less than 10 percent in 41 states with about 9 million customers.
Published
September 6, 2018

Hospitals’ illegal rejection of mentally ill patients puts spotlight on Maine’s chronic lack of services

Health care experts say the incidents in Lewiston point to weaknesses and gaps in a system that’s unable to meet demand and forces people into emergency departments and jails.