Graham Platner has been met by an enthusiastic and supportive crowd at a town hall-style event in Maine. The Democrat is looking to advance his Senate campaign after reports about his past treatment of women just days before the state’s...
Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past. Speaking Friday, he addressed reports of sending explicit messages to women while married and allegations of volatile behavior. Platner denies...
Maine’s 2024 Child Welfare Annual Report cites substance use, mental health challenges and a number of other family stressors as negatively affecting child safety.
Beth Remillong, Dorothy McGrath, and Marcy Starling will begin seeing Portsmouth-area patients on Aug. 4.
High costs have made employers and insurers weary, but patients who can be treated for obesity are increasingly being left in the lurch.
More than a third of LGBTQ+ young people have seriously considered suicide in the past year, driven by bullying from both peers and politicians, a new survey has found.
Hospital officials said patient volume has increased significantly, driving phased renovations to expand capacity and improve access.
Quiet changes could have serious consequences for young people with behavioral health conditions.
“More than four out of 10, almost half of Maine families, carry burdensome medical debt.”
The former head of the Lewiston-based health system said in January that the new owners were 'going to maintain local leadership.' He was replaced the day after the acquisition.
“By funding full implementation through LD 721, the Legislature can expand access to care, support rural communities, strengthen services for children and families, and help prepare our state for the growing behavioral health needs ahead.”
Although we must look seriously at how to make health care more efficient and affordable, gutting Maine’s hospitals is not the answer.
A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Services said the intent is to 'update outdated references and clarify vague language' in the existing rules.
"Too many Maine children are being sent out of state or remain on waiting lists for mental health care."
Local governments spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year on projects ranging from addiction treatment in jails to prevention workshops in schools, according to new data collected by the attorney general’s office and the University of Southern Maine.
Advocates say the proposed bill would improve health affordability. Hospital executives say it could lead to closures and service losses, if passed.
When sifting through the seemingly endless collection of documents in the Epstein files gets to be too much and Ellie Leonard needs a break, she takes a walk outside. Then it's back to the computer.
The Maine Office of the Attorney General investigates dozens of complaints each year, while the Department of Health and Human Services is also involved in responding to issues.
The funding will also support growing the clinical workforce with training, residencies and recruitment and retention incentives to replace clinicians who are retiring.
