A death of choice
Karen Wentworth believed people should control their own deaths. Facing terminal cancer, she lived to define her own ending.
Pharmacists feel the stress as pressure on their profession keeps growing
Overworked and understaffed, professionals who play a key role in Mainers’ health care fear for patients’ well-being, and their own.
Mills proposes revamp to intellectual and developmental disability services in new budget
A lifespan waiver could ensure people receive consistent care throughout their lives. But more needs to be done to make sure those services are available, advocates say.
Numbers lag among Maine nursing home staff for receiving the latest COVID booster
The state is one of the most vaccinated in the country, but nursing home residents are far more updated for the latest shot than those who care for them.
Get ready, get set for bruising referendum campaigns in 2023
From who gets to work on your car to whether foreign interests can invest in Maine referendum elections are expected to be on statewide ballots.
Maine hospitals see lower readmission penalties after regulators relax certain metrics during the pandemic
Ten Maine hospitals received fines this year, down from 12 in 2021.
Step by step, Maine’s political leadership is becoming more diverse
Maine has seen more people of color and women hold office in recent years. That still comes with challenges for candidates looking to make a difference.