Mainers navigate shortage of critical ADHD medication
Widely known by its brand names, including Adderall, the drug has been a life-changer for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Read More
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Maine firefighters with cancer have to fight to get workers’ comp
Ask any firefighter how they believe they will die, and they are unlikely to say by fire. They know they are
Read MoreMoose hit by 2 ambulances in rural Hancock County
Sometimes it feels like you just keep getting hit while you’re already down. That’s what happened to an unlucky moose
Read MoreShuttered Deer Isle nursing home renames itself while raising funds to reopen
Nearly two years after the Island Nursing Home in Deer Isle closed its doors, the board of directors has voted
Read MoreAfter 4-year hiatus, dispensary providing glasses to children covered by MaineCare to reopen
After a nearly four-year hiatus, a local optical center where children covered under MaineCare can get fitted for prescription glasses
Read MoreNorthern Light Acadia Hospital receives $500,000 grant to enhance access to behavioral health
BANGOR — The Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation has granted $500,000 to Northern Light Acadia Hospital to support the Acadia For All campaign.
Read MoreNew opioid treatment center to open in Manchester
Everest Recovery’s new opioid treatment center in Manchester will join their other location in Saco, combating Maine’s opioid epidemic when
Read MoreTwo substance use disorder recovery residences coming to Lewiston area
Johnny Clark, the owner and operator of A Hand Up in Lewiston, is opening a multiunit apartment building in Lewiston
Read MoreHermon council votes to end contract with independent ambulance service
Hermon town councilors voted unanimously Thursday to end its contract with Hermon Volunteer Rescue & First Aid Squad Inc. effective on June
Read MoreExpectant mothers face long drives as another rural Maine hospital discontinues its OB services
Rumford Hospital is shutting down its maternity unit on March 31, leaving some parents concerned Read More
Read MoreBowdoinham residents peek behind curtain of EMS struggles at town meeting
Local EMS providers explained their staffing and budget challenges to Bowdoinham residents during a meeting Wednesday.Read More
Read MoreEMMC celebrates an outstanding CNA with SUNSHINE Award
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center celebrated their latest SUNSHINE Award recipient, Cheryl Hurd, CNA, on Wednesday, March 29. Cheryl
Read MoreMaine’s youngest baby born at 22 weeks goes home
Meet Winner: The new Mainer that defied the odds. Read More
Read MoreEllsworth will buy an ambulance to reduce wait times
After years of deliberating whether to provide direct ambulance service locally, the city of Ellsworth has decided to purchase an ambulance.
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