Health care
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery, a research group says.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Maine’s community college nursing programs to double enrollment thanks to $5 million funding boost
New funding from a public-private partnership between the state and two of Maine's largest health care providers to allow the Maine Community College System to increase nursing enrollment as soon as this fall.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
What would happen in Maine if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
A draft opinion leaked to Politico suggests a majority of justices on the court support overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Sen. Collins calls draft abortion ruling ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Supreme Court nominees told her
Maine's Republican senator is expected to face an angry backlash for her votes in favor of conservative justices based on their assurances that abortion access was settled law.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
South Portland medical practice leaving Anthem network over reimbursements
Fore River Urology says the change will go into effect Aug. 1 for those with commercial plans, Sept. 1 for those with Medicare Advantage.
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PublishedMay 1, 2022
Jackman program seen as health care delivery model for rural regions
As medical services have retracted in rural places like Jackman, other options for delivering health care are constantly being evaluated, and a promising one in Somerset County features enhanced training so that paramedics can provide a higher degree of care.
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
Maine to update reimbursement rates to help struggling health centers
MaineCare's reimbursement rates were set almost 20 years ago.
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
They got sick, got treated, got COVID-19 again: Another rare virus puzzle
Exactly how often it occurs, why it happens and what – if anything – to do about it remain matters of debate.
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PublishedApril 26, 2022
Biden administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill
President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to expand the availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid.
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PublishedApril 26, 2022
Maine to require newborn test for virus that causes hearing loss
Maine could become one of more than a dozen states that have passed laws to address cytomegalovirus, a virus that can lead to hearing and vision loss.
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