At Thursday’s Great Falls Forum, Fowsia Musse and Yun Garrison discussed their theory on immigrant trauma and healing.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health and access to care in central and western Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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Mother suing Lewiston hospital says oversight caused child’s brain injury
Calyx Hemenway said her reports of pain and illness while pregnant were not taken seriously by staff at Central Maine Medical Center.
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More Maine parents are refusing standard newborn shots and tests
Pediatricians say the reluctance they’re seeing in Maine is tied to federal rollback of childhood vaccine guidelines.
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As hospitalizations rise, Maine extends vaccination for RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the country, is peaking later and lasting longer than usual this year.
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How a Maine bill could take the heat off hospitals
It would keep more patients in their homes and out of hospitals, even after calling 911.
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Maine upped standards for community paramedics. Now, some are leaving.
The requirements are aimed at standardizing the emerging preventive health field, but some say it could leave Maine’s most vulnerable residents with less care.
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Anthem reaches in-network agreement with Bangor, Lewiston hospitals
Covenant Health agreed to a multi-year contract to keep its services in-network across central and western Maine.
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Freedom woman of ‘Blair Witch’ fame is running for office again
Heather Donahue, who was recalled from her Select Board seat in 2025, faces Kory Boulier and Matt Grotton Jr. as she hopes to return to that seat.
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Maine bill seeks $5M to bolster reproductive health care amid Trump cuts
The bill would protect access to family planning services in Maine, proponents said at a hearing Wednesday.
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Hospital cyberattacks impacted 1/3 of Mainers last year. Lawmakers want to change that.
A new bill would require hospitals to formally prepare for the increasing number of cyberattacks, which can delay care and put patient data at risk.