Golden protests ‘gotcha politics’ move by House leaders

Lewiston Democrat says measures with bipartisan backing should be allowed to go the Senate without tying them to bills the GOP won't support.

Democrats’ bill calls for sweeping review of Maine’s mental health system

Several Democratic lawmakers want a task force to find fixes for a mental health system that has failed to deliver community services decades after major institutions closed.

Bill to make MaineCare cover abortions headed for passage after close vote in Senate

Gov. Mills is expected to sign the measure, which the House passed last week.

Legislators may make preventive treatments for newborns mandatory

Health experts say rising numbers of parents refuse needed vitamin K shots that keep some babies from dangerous bleeding.

Mercy wins key approval to leave State Street campus for $75 million hospital

The Department of Health and Human Services approves a certificate of need for Northern Light Mercy Hospital to build its new facility on the Fore River Parkway.

Trump touts new faith-based protections for heath care providers

A final federal rule has drawn widespread criticism from civil rights groups that say it provides cover for discrimination.

U.S. measles cases top 700, with many illnesses among kids

Measles continues to spread in the US, with 22 states affected.

Area legislators call for cheaper, more transparent prescription drug prices

At Lewiston forum, state lawmakers question the nation's health care system.

Telemedicine tied to more antibiotics for kids, study finds

A new study says sniffling, sore-throated kids seen via telemedicine visits were far more likely to be prescribed antibiotics than those who went to a doctor's office or clinic

Donald Trump plans vote on ACA replacement after 2020 election