4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (478+ words) Alan Cobo-Lewis, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology and director of the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies at the University of Maine. He is also the parent of two adult children, one of whom has a disability....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (530+ words) With a Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. Maine legislators are discussing a bill that would pay providers to treat patients at emergency scenes, in their homes and outside of hospitals. MaineCare, Maine's Medicaid program, already reimburses…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1227+ words) WATERVILLE " Cliff Hannon remembers taking his dog, Millie, to the local country club for a run on Thanksgiving Day and putting her in the back seat of the car to return home. "I don't remember anything after that," he said....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (448+ words) The Maine Legislature is considering a bill that would regulate how artificial intelligence can be used in mental health settings. The bill, LD 2082, would'prohibit a licensed mental health provider's use of AI in making independent therapeutic decisions, interacting with clients…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (615+ words) Trevor Putnoky'is the CEO of the Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine, an employer-led nonprofit representing approximately 150,000 commercially insured lives in the state. Currently, hospitals in Maine have commercial prices that are on average more than'250% what Medicare pays'for the exact…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (319+ words) Thank you to Drs. Jeffrey Barkin and Daniel Bryant for their excellent opinion pieces about our health care system in recent Sunday editions. Support for Medicare for All is strong among patients as well as health care professionals. A recent…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (347+ words) Heather Spalding is the deputy director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). By now, most Mainers have heard of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), the ubiquitous "forever chemicals" that have contaminated dozens of farms statewide, polluted our…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (142+ words) Central and Western Maine News You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1206+ words) MEXICO " A first-ever independent review of Med-Care Ambulance has given the River Valley's emergency service high marks for leadership and employee engagement. That assessment, given for the first time in the company's 37-year history, came as a welcome relief, said…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (98+ words) When every second counts, who answers the call? Dr. Tim Pieh takes state of the art medical care to country roads, redefining what emergency medicine looks like. Join us for an inside look at Maine's MD3 program and the future of…...