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Health care

Published
February 14, 2018

Federal office asked to rule on whether Portland violated patient privacy laws

Regulators may decide whether city officials acted properly when, without notice, they shared people's names and contact data from more than 200 HIV cases with researchers.
Published
February 10, 2018

OxyContin maker to cut back marketing

Purdue announces its surprise reversal Saturday, saying it eliminated more than half its sales staff last week.
Published
February 9, 2018

U.S. flu season continues to get worse

The number of doctor visits for flu symptoms last week tied the level seen during the swine flu in 2009.
Published
February 8, 2018

Maine woman tells Congress about high cost of treating arthritis

Patty Bernard of Falmouth testified that the cost her medications rose by over 125 percent when she switched to Medicare.
Published
February 7, 2018

Southern Maine Health Care names new CEO

Nathan Howell will succeed Ed McGeachey in May.

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Published
February 7, 2018

Instead of peaking, flu cases in Maine jump 63% from previous week

Last week the state had 876 new patients, 120 hospitalizations and five deaths, in a season that's been among the worst since 2009.
Published
February 5, 2018

Flu cases lead to surge in patients at Portland emergency rooms

More than 100 people were seeking treatment at Maine Medical Center on Monday night, and the hospital was boarding 17 people in the ER while waiting for beds to become available.
Published
February 2, 2018

Flu season continues to intensify across nation

Government figures show that one of every doctor and clinic visits last week were for influenza symptoms.
Published
January 31, 2018

Bills to increase Maine’s accountability for intellectually disabled get strong support

The bills come following a federal report that criticized the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to investigate deaths and injuries among people whose care it oversees.
Published
January 30, 2018

FDA seeks to curb abuse of common anti-diarrhea drugs

The effort comes amid a spike in overdoses of the drugs, which contain a small amount of an opioid.