The rate of new acute cases, though highest in the nation, has decreased every year since peaking in 2020.
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Hospitals seek ways to provide more care to patients
Area hospitals look to shifting responsibilities, recruitment, and even artificial intelligence for solutions.
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Shortage of primary care doctors in Maine has patients struggling, hospitals and providers scrambling
Long waitlists for front-line doctors are causing some people to wait months to be seen, others to just give up.
Posted inFranklin, Health, News
Violent, unstable and wanting a gun: Farmington family struggles to help their teenage son and protect others
As the teen approaches 18 and the age for legal gun ownership, his family continues to look for answers to his mental illness.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston Area Public Health Council hears information on HIV numbers
There has been a modest increase in HIV diagnoses in Androscoggin County this year compared to the yearly average for the past five years.
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New device, medication help Maine paramedics improve baby delivery
Former EMS protocol required paramedics to transport mothers and babies in separate ambulances. Now crews can carry them together, giving a mother and her child more time to connect.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Maine Med to open 8-story tower as final piece of massive expansion
The Malone Family Tower is scheduled to open next month, completing an 8-year $588 million expansion.
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MaineHealth helping test new Lyme vaccine
A researcher says earlier tests on vaccine show promise. If proven safe and effective, it could be ready for public rollout in 2 to 3 years.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
St. Mary’s hospital in Lewiston to close oncology practice
St. Mary’s Health System has cut back on staff and services over the last few years amid significant financial deficits.
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Doctor’s federal lawsuit says Maine Med violated Americans with Disabilities Act
The suit says the hospital failed to make an accommodation to allow Dr. Joseph Rappold to continue working in an administrative role after Parkinson’s disease prevented him from surgical duties.