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- Sep 29, 2026
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Woman alleges MaineHealth is violating ACA with plan to close Damariscotta birthing center (opens the original)
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Attorneys for a pregnant woman who has sued MaineHealth to try to prevent Lincoln Hospital’s birthing center from closing filed an amended complaint Monday, arguing that the healthcare system is violating the Affordable Care Act. Corrinna Stum, of Newcastle, who is due to give birth in January, filed the lawsuit in Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset on Aug. 5, the day before the MaineHealth Board of Trustees voted to shutter the Damariscotta hospital’s birthing center in December. On Mon
Maine is losing maternity wards quicker than most states. Mothers face long drives for care. (opens the original)
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Editor’s note: This story contains details about pregnancy loss that may be upsetting to some readers. RUMFORD — Lia Cameron can see Rumford Hospital from her front window. But that didn’t help during her recent pregnancies. The hospital’s birthing center closed in 2023. Instead, she drove an hour each way to deliver her children and receive prenatal and postpartum care. “It would have been so much easier to make my appointments if I could have gone to Rumford Hospital. It would have been like ‘
Maine fights decision to reinstate former state epidemiologist (opens the original)
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has filed a motion in court aiming to overturn a decision that awarded a former state epidemiologist back pay and the right to be reinstated to his job. David Abafi, an epidemiologist for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention from February 2024 to April 2025, is an immigrant from Nigeria. His federal work authorization lapsed in April 2025, according to court documents. An arbitrator in June ruled that the agency fired Abafi from hi
Maine CDC reports measles case in unvaccinated Somerset County adult (opens the original)
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Maine on Wednesday reported a case of measles in an unvaccinated adult, bringing the state’s total confirmed number of measles cases this year to six, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Prior to this year, Maine last had a confirmed measles case in 2019. Measles, which was considered eliminated in the United States by the World Health Organization in 2000, has been making a comeback as vaccination rates have waned. Measles can be prevented through vaccination, but
New pancreatic cancer drug gives South Portland man hope for longer life (opens the original)
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Eugene Slobodzian received his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January and then spent much of the next six months going to chemotherapy, recovering from the treatment or in a hospital bed. But starting in mid-July, Slobodzian enrolled in an expanded access trial of the new pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib. Since then, he said his quality of life has improved and early tests indicate the malignant tumor in his pancreas has shrunk. “I am very grateful,” said Slobodzian, 53, of South Portland. “W
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