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…
AUGUSTA – The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College will offer the American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course on Friday, Feb. 7 from…
FARMINGTON – Emily Jacobs, DO, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Pediatrics and at the hospital’s Maternal and Child Health Unit providing inpatient care…
FARMINGTON – The University of Maine at Farmington Fitness and Recreation Center invites ambulatory adults aged 60 years and older to attend Tai Chi for Healthy Aging & Better Balance. The class…
FARMINGTON – Franklin County Adult Education, Franklin Memorial Hospital Associates, Genesis HealthCare, North Country Associates, Woodlands Senior Living, Western Maine Community Action and the Maine Career Center are partnering to provide a…
By Dora Anne Mills As Diabetes Awareness Month has drawn to a close in November, there is bad news and good news. Bad news: diabetes has grown to be one of the…
FARMINGTON – In the U.S., 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 and…
LEWISTON —SeniorsPlus has announced its Education Center classes for December 2019. Classes are free, unless noted. SeniorsPlus is fully accessible. Hearing Assistive Equipment is available upon request. Please register for classes by…