All Maine hospitals sign on to electronic health records exchange

All of Maine’s acute-care hospitals have agreed to participate in statewide network that allows health care providers to share and view patients’ health records electronically. ...

Consumers who saw TV drug ads more likely to be prescribed medication

I learned last week about two prescription drugs I’d never heard of before — not from my doctor, but from TV commercials. Axiron is applied ...

Maine settles with Cigna companies over disability income claims

Maine has reached a major multi-state settlement with three companies operated by insurance company Cigna over how the firms handled claims for disability income insurance. ...

Medical mystery: A clue to a girl’s painful ailment long overlooked

“Oh my God,” Leigh Partridge remembers thinking, her mind reeling as she tried to contemplate the unimaginable. “This cannot be happening again.” Doctors in the ...

If a shadow appears in your vision, don’t risk going blind like I did

It started late on a Thursday afternoon last May, when I noticed a wispy dark shadow in the lower left corner of my right eye. ...

South Portland psychologist pleads guilty to health care fraud

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A local psychologist is facing up to 10 years behind bars and a fine up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to ...