Patrick Dempsey could be seen rallying participants, biking, leading the survivor walk and meeting people at the Dempsey Challenge this year.
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This year’s Amanda Dempsey Award winner driven by passion to help others
From getting back on her feet at the Dempsey Center to becoming its biggest fundraiser several years later, this year’s award recipient is driven to ensure that others have the same cancer wellness opportunities she had in her recovery.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
This Auburn woman had stage two breast cancer. She is trying to find a new normal after remission.
Often, so much energy is placed getting through treatment and getting to remission that cancer survivors struggle to pick up the pieces of their life after.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Breaking down the numbers: A look at cancer diagnoses, deaths in Maine
Lung and bronchial cancer, and prostate cancer in Maine had the highest mortality rates in 2021.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Lawmakers seek to reform Maine’s child disability services in wake of federal lawsuit
A legislative commission has been tasked with finding solutions to improve the state’s under-fire Department of Health and Human Services.
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Spruce Mountain board of directors chairperson resigns to form nonprofit to educate about brain disorders
Bob Staples said his son had schizoaffective disorder and died when he was struck by a train in Portland last month.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine considering public health emergency over mosquito-borne illnesses as animal cases tick up
Health officials say you can protect yourself by wearing long sleeves, using recommended repellants, limiting outdoor activity after dusk and draining standing water.
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How a bat disease may have led to the death of more than 1,000 kids
A new study in the journal Science found the decline of bats in the United States had come at a deadly cost to humans.
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Pingree campaigns for Harris by contrasting her health care plans with Trump’s
The 1st District Democrat says a second Trump presidency would result in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, more attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and a potential national abortion ban.
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MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.