19+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1393+ words) When Halligan lays at your feet, it's a sign. Though she hasn't completed her training to be a therapy dog yet, her handler, Timothy Nickels, believes she has a gift to be able to tell when someone's having a hard…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (454+ words) The current Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks are not the same kind of emergency. The two viruses spread differently, require different responses and pose different risks to Americans today. Together, however, they reinforce the same warning: epidemic prevention depends on layers…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1325+ words) Healthcare leaders from across the state were at a trauma care conference in Portland when calls about an explosion started coming in. Dr. Bryan Morse, the trauma medical director at Maine Medical Center, had kicked off the day with a…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (170+ words) The Meno Pantry story (Women-owned Portland nutrition company aims to ease menopause," May 18) gets something right that most of the wellness industry fumbles: food is medicine for women in midlife and protein and fiber are the foundation. I want to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (307+ words) A Brewer man has donated $10 million to establish a local genomics and cancer research center in honor of his wife who died from cancer. The Jim and Cathy Gero Center for Genomics and Advanced Therapies will be located at the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (439+ words) With a Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. Erin Mc Gann serves as the behavioral health liaison for the town of South Berwick, bringing more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health, criminal justice and community-based support…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (779+ words) An Auburn man is suing Central Maine Medical Center, a radiology company and two doctors, accusing the doctors of failing to diagnosis a life-threatening infection and cancer. The resulting delays in diagnosis caused Jeffrey Robinson lower life expectancy and a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (98+ words) Decisions during Shah's time as that state's public health director deserve close scrutiny now....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (185+ words) Maine has the country's worst child abuse rate, according to the most recently available data. The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services reported a 2024 child maltreatment rate in Maine of 15. 4 cases per 1, 000 children, the highest among the 50 states, the District…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (40+ words) Urgent care, never meant to serve as a replacement, can be part of the solution for Maine patients in need....