A jury in Kennebec County Superior Court has awarded $17 million to a woman whose bladder was mistakenly removed at Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville. When Emily Mitchell went in for surgery in March 2023, she was supposed to have an ovarian cy... See more
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree is calling on the board of MaineHealth not to close labor and delivery services at Lincoln Hospital. Pingree joined a coalition of Mainers in Damariscotta Friday morning who've been fighting to keep the un... See more
Bar Harbor-based Jackson Laboratory is partnering with Boston Children's Hospital and the Broad Institute in Massachusetts to launch a nonprofit center to treat rare genetic diseases. Cat Lutz of the Jackson Lab says the Center for Therapeutic Genetics wi... See more
City councilors in Auburn approved an ordinance Tuesday night that will allow operation of up to two syringe service programs. The vote followed pushback from some residents who scoffed when Anne Sites of the Maine CDC testified on scientific research sup... See more
At the state's 8th annual opioid summit in Bangor Thursday, public health officials highlighted achievements and challenges. Last year, the state recorded a 46% reduction in fatal overdoses from a peak in 2022. And Maine CDC Director Dr. Puthiery Va told ... See more
