More than 6,000 amateur and professional athletes participated in the 26th edition of the annual charity event founded in 1998 by Cape Elizabeth native and Olympic champion Joan Benoit Samuelson.
The number of Maine hospitals receiving high marks from U.S. News & World Report has fallen for the second year in a row. The number of high marks themselves is down too.
An expert panel discussion on Wednesday drew an audience of nearly 100, who learned about challenges and potential solutions related to older adult health in Maine.
Maine Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care have combined their hospital licenses and medical staffs, establishing a medical center with three campuses that will be branded as MaineHealth Maine Medical Center.
Since it was founded in 1994, the annual Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge has raised $750,000 for the Maine Children's Cancer Program at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland.
The grading by the Leapfrog Group showed some Maine hospitals are succeeding in their efforts to prevent medical errors. But there's more improvement needed than in previous evaluations.