Emily Bader
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Children are ‘languishing’ in hospitals while waiting for mental health services, providers say
Children with mental and behavioral health needs end up 'languishing' in hospitals for months on end thanks to long waiting lists and administrative barriers to treatment. → Read More
Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year
Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the "instant death," an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. → Read More
Bill seeking to repeal fire code exemption for recovery residences would be devastating, opponents say
The fallout from a bill that would repeal an exemption in fire code regulations and require recovery residences to install sprinkler systems would be devastating for Maine’s recovery community, operators and advocates told lawmakers at a public hearing Monday. → Read More
Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021
Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl. → Read More
Three inches of ice and 3 weeks of darkness: A look back at the historic ice storm of 1998
Twenty-five years ago, the ice storm of 1998 turned out to be one of Maine's deadliest natural disasters. → Read More
LifeFlight adds new helicopter, completes 5-year, $20 million campaign to update fleet
The service's three helicopters feature more power, speed, a larger workspace and advanced aviation electronics. → Read More
Flu cases, hospitalizations surpass prepandemic levels
Even if clinicians and public health experts had expected to see a surge in cases this season, flu and other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19, are still flooding emergency departments, urgent cares and primary care physicians’ offices with sick patients. → Read More
Health care networks, universities to receive $2.3 million in funding to expand rural education opportunities
Collaborative groups of health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph's College will receive a combined total of nearly $2.3 million to expand medical training in communities like Farmington, Norway, Bridgton and Blue Hill. → Read More
Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland. → Read More
How homeless people are counted in Maine
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided data since 2007, based on estimates from service providers who seek to count people in homeless shelter, people in communities without shelter and more considerations. → Read More
State’s top health officials encourage Mainers to stock up on at-home COVID tests ahead of holidays
Every Maine household is eligible to receive a free, at-home COVID-19 test kit every month. Each kit contains five rapid tests. → Read More
Wastewater surveillance remains a novel, yet important, tool for tracking the pandemic
'One piece of the puzzle': Ten months since Maine launched its wastewater surveillance program, experts are still figuring out the best way to use the data. → Read More
Task force on health care violence recommends expanding criminal code to protect emergency department staff
In addition to statutory changes, the task force also made several recommendations for “best practices” across health care systems, law enforcement agencies and district attorneys’ offices. → Read More
Flu season begins this month, but questions remain for what’s ahead
Typically cases peak in December or January, but the pandemic over the last two years has made Maine’s flu season anything but typical. → Read More
Tickborne diseases are on the rise, Maine CDC warns
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it has recorded nearly 2,000 cases of Lyme disease so far this year. → Read More
Questions, tension face task force studying violence in health care settings
Friction surfaces between health care professionals and district attorneys offices. → Read More
‘Steady stream of resignations’: Health care workers testify about workplace violence
The 13-member legislative task force was told the frequency and severity of abuse is likely the number one reason driving people to leave the profession. → Read More
Panel studying violence in health care settings focuses on lack of resources
Speakers painted a picture of Maine’s behavioral health care system being understaffed. → Read More
Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand substance use disorder treatment in rural areas
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration announced Wednesday a $1.9 million grant program to increase behavioral health care for substance use disorder treatment in rural parts of the state. The initiative will provide funding for behavioral health providers to “invest in start-up costs, such as staff training and development,” according to the announcement. The program is federally funded, and grants… → Read More
Got robots? These hospitals in Lewiston and Portland do
Dr. Boris Kovalenko, an orthopedic surgeon, stands June 30 with a robot that assists with knee replacements at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal LEWISTON – Having surgery soon? A robot can probably help with that. Robotics-assisted technology is becoming more common in operating rooms across Maine, with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston… → Read More