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PublishedJune 4, 2019
Maine Med patient proves after surgery that necessity is the mother of invention
Mechanical engineer Bob Hussey used zip ties and the cover of a telephone jack to improve an ostomy bag he was using after having his colon removed. His device now has a patent pending and is being refined as part of the hospital's innovation program.
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PublishedApril 30, 2019
Maine Med to share federal grant that will get cardiac patients into research trials
About 200 Mainers will participate in national trials through a partnership on a $3.9 million grant with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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PublishedApril 27, 2019
Genomics-based treatment aims to help hundreds of cancer patients in Maine
The sweeping clinical study led by The Jackson Laboratory offers targeted treatment that attacks cancer cells' DNA.
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PublishedApril 8, 2019
Maine Med gets $2.2 million grant to study potential link between common chemicals and teenage obesity
The research will look into possible relationships between childhood obesity and osteoporosis among children exposed to PFAS.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Bottled breast milk program expands to Maine Med, and other hospitals may follow
The health benefits of breastfeeding are widely recognized, so the state's largest hospital is making bottled breast milk available to mothers who can't immediately breastfeed their infants.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Portland sick-leave mandate would undercut local employers’ generous benefits
Employees at Wex, Maine Med, Unum, Northern Light Mercy Hospital and MEMIC would lose the flexibility of paid time off.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Maine Voices: New outbreaks stir memories of long night with polio patient
Today's parents can turn to their family care provider for reassurance about the effectiveness and safety of vaccines.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
New president of Maine Med says hospitals can’t go it alone
Jeffrey Sanders believes collaboration with the community is the key to improving the state's health care landscape.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Maine Medical Center plans $59 million medical office building in Scarborough
The 108,000-square-foot building on the hospital's Scarborough campus would house neurological and other medical specialties.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Pizza Villa in Portland may open again later this month
The pizzeria, which first opened in 1965, was sold to two brothers who "really don't want to change much."
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