SCARBOROUGH — Scientists at a Maine medical research institute are receiving $6.8 million to learn how to use adult stem cells to grow kidneys. The National Institutes of Health Researchers awarded the federal grant on Wednesday to researchers at Maine Medical Center’s Research Institute. The Scarborough-based campus will lead the research. The lab-grown kidneys in […]
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Kidney transplant ‘went perfect’
SABATTUS — After undergoing a successful kidney transplant, donor Kathy Pare said she’ll be ready to drive her bus when school opens Sept. 2. “Everything went fantastic,” she said. As soon as recipient Mike Blais woke up from surgery on July 21, he said he was feeling better. “It went perfect,” Blais said. “I could […]
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Police: Suspect steals car in Dixfield, caught after crashing into Rangeley store
RANGELEY — A Dixfield man remained hospitalized in Portland on Saturday after the stolen car he was driving at a high rate of speed down Main Street slammed into a Rangeley gift shop, police said. Several charges from police in three towns are pending against Christopher Labbe, 43, including felony burglary and eluding, Rangeley Sgt. […]
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Injured Portland climber rescued from rocky terrain on Tumbledown
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH OF WELD — Rescuers carried an injured rock climber down a rugged trail on Tumbledown Mountain in Franklin County late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Maris Toland, 28, of Portland suffered a compound fracture to a leg when she fell while rock climbing Tuesday, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service […]
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New Jersey woman’s condition upgraded after Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
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St. Mary’s, MMC face penalities for infections, complications
LEWISTON — Half a dozen Maine hospitals may be penalized by the federal government for their high rates of complications and infections. The two most likely to face penalties, according to a report by Kaiser Health News, are St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston and Maine Medical Center in Portland. On a scale of […]
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Father of injured 9-year-old disputes Rumford police report
RUMFORD — The father of a 9-year-old Rumford boy who suffered a fractured skull June 10 when the bicycle he was riding across Falmouth Street was struck by a pickup truck, disputes the police report. Reading from Sgt. Tracey Higley’s report, Sgt. James Bernard said Tuesday that a contributing factor in the 5:34 p.m. accident […]
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Rumford man hospitalized after morning fire at Hotel Harris apartments
RUMFORD — A Rumford resident was injured Thursday morning in a fire that started in the kitchen area of his apartment at Hotel Harris on Hartford Street, fire Chief Bob Chase said. Chase said the man, whose name he didn’t know, suffered burns on his hands and legs and smoke inhalation. Med-Care Ambulance took the […]
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Weld woman dies in Augusta car crash
AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old Weld woman was killed and her boyfriend suffered a broken neck in a car crash early Sunday morning. Karen Schwartz was heading east on Route 17, also known as Eastern Avenue, just before 3 a.m. Sunday when the 2006 Pontiac G6 she was driving went off the road and struck a […]
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Maine Medical Center seeks to open retail pharmacy
MaineHealth is seeking to open retail pharmacies at Maine Medical Center in Portland and Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. The pharmacies would be on the grounds of each hospital, but would operate as retail businesses and be open to any consumers, not just hospital patients. The health care system’s plans were revealed in two […]