Several clients reported having seen their providers only once or not at all before being assigned to another.
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Treating healthcare as a human right | Column
Greetings from Oasis Free Clinics, where we are working to provide healthcare for ALL members of our community. As we recently acknowledged the holiday Juneteenth, I have been thinking a lot recently about the words of author Robert Jones Jr: “We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” American history — and our present — […]
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Is poor dental care strongly associated with heart disease? | Fact brief
Studies show a clear link between gum disease and heart problems.
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EMS crews scramble as Maine hospitals end drug partnership
2 Maine hospital groups say the DEA is forcing them to stop supplying local EMS with critical drugs. The feds say they’re wrong. Local EMS crews are caught in between.
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Man with cancer and permanent spinal injury blames Lewiston hospital for both
The Auburn man and his wife are putting their house on the market because they can no longer maintain it.
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Accessible healthcare is essential to keep many Mainers afloat | Column
6 in 10 Maine households are just one major medical event away from financial disaster, according to a 2026 report from Consumers for Affordable Health Care.
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InterMed will no longer accept Martin’s Point Medicare Advantage insurance, starting in 2027
About 4,500 InterMed patients will be affected, according to the healthcare provider.
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A TikTok streamer in Lewiston gains following while running for mental health
Before he starts his day at St. Mary’s hospital, Christian McCollough sends a message of God, love and encouragement over social media.
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Democratic candidates for Maine governor discuss reforming health care
All 4 candidates at the University of Maine at Augusta forum agreed the state should move toward a universal health care system.
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Why Trump is investigating Maine for requiring insurers to cover abortion
One legal scholar described the investigations into Maine and 12 other states as Trump “throwing a bone” to conservatives who want more abortion restrictions.