FARMINGTON – Naloxone (such as Narcan) is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. This medication blocks the effects of opioids on the brain and restores breathing. In Franklin County, Healthy…
FARMINGTON – Kendra Burgess, a senior from Chelsea, came to the University of Maine at Farmington as a first-year student undecided on a major, but with a strong desire to be involved…
FARMINGTON – Nancy Chaney, RN, CEN, CPEN, a registered nurse at Franklin Memorial Hospital has earned the certified pediatric emergency nurse credential from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. A CPEN…
FARMINGTON – Jacob Ledesma, MD, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Internal Medicine and on the hospital’s inpatient unit. Dr. Ledesma received his medical…
FARMINGTON – The American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women, is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to…
FARMINGTON – In the United States, 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes and is at risk for type 2 diabetes, yet nearly 90 percent don’t know they have it. Learning about diabetes…
PORTLAND – The American Cancer Society is seeking local volunteers to be a part of several upcoming events throughout the state of Maine. We need you! Community volunteers are the backbone of…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention received a record number of Lyme disease case reports from health providers in 2019, with 2,079 cases as of Jan. 16. This…
AUGUSTA – Influenza has been confirmed in all 16 Maine counties and is now classified as widespread across the state. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds residents and visitors…
FARMINGTON – Tickets for the Healthy Community Coalition 10th annual Winter Windfall calendar raffle are now available until the end of January. By donating $10 per ticket to HCC, the donor will…