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Mills sets $14M to help Maine recruit, educate health care workers
October 26, 2021The state will use $14 million to recruit and educate health care workers as part of an effort to recover from the pandemic and grow the state's workforce over the long term.
October 26, 2021
Urgent care chain ConvenientMD plans to add 3 new locations in Maine
October 20, 2021The New Hampshire-based health care company plans to open its seventh, eighth and ninth locations in the Pine Tree State.
October 20, 2021
Not so lonely at the top: Maine CEOs get advice from good sources — each other
Updated: October 19, 2021For six years, a group of Portland-area chief executives from companies like Hannaford and WEX have been informally meeting to share ideas and camaraderie. That help has become more important than ever during the pandemic, says the group's founder,
Updated: October 19, 2021
Central Maine Healthcare names Littleson as president, CEO
October 15, 2021Central Maine Healthcare has named Steven Littleson as president and CEO. He had served as the interim head since July.
October 15, 2021
SMCC receives $500K gift to expand nursing education
October 15, 2021The gift, from John and Candy Boyne of Freeport, will be used to establish an endowed fund dedicated to a nursing faculty position to be named the Boyne Family Endowed Nursing Faculty.
October 15, 2021
Maine credit union launches cancer screening awareness campaign
Updated: October 18, 2021The $20,000 ad campaign, currently running on local TV channels and online, promotes the importance of regular mammograms and screenings for other cancer as well.
Updated: October 18, 2021
Vaccination rates jump for Maine health care workers as deadline approaches
October 14, 2021The rates for COVID-19 inoculation have risen among the state's health care workers, even as legal challenges swirl and hospital staffing crunches continue.
October 14, 2021
The Jackson Laboratory ramps up recruiting for research jobs
Updated: October 18, 2021The biomedical research institute, which produces specialized mice for use in scientific investigations worldwide, is on the front lines of battling the pandemic. Now JAX needs more personnel to help with the fight.
Updated: October 18, 2021
Harold Alfond Foundation awards $1M grant to expansion of Augusta special needs center
October 8, 2021The foundation awarded the grant in tribute to the Children’s Center’s long-time legacy supporters, former Central Maine Power Co. CEO David Flanagan, and his wife, Kaye. The grant comes after two other major gifts to the center.
October 8, 2021
E-tailer Chewy sues Covetrus; results may change how you get Rx for Rex, food for Fido
Updated: October 8, 2021Portland-based Covetrus and online retailer Chewy are facing off in a legal battle over the prescriptions veterinarians write for certain pet medications and food. Vets have mixed feelings about the case, but it may change the industry.
Updated: October 8, 2021
Incoming JAX president sees new, accelerated opportunities for biomedical research
October 6, 2021The Jackson Laboratory's incoming chief, Lon Cardon, performed a landmark study showing that genes underlie disease. Today, his method is a standard used in many types of medicine. In his new position, he plans to beef up the discipline’s data
October 6, 2021
Maine launches its own health insurance marketplace
Updated: October 6, 2021Beginning next month, Maine consumers will be able to compare and buy private health insurance though a state-operated online portal, replacing the federal marketplace set up in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act.
Updated: October 6, 2021
JAX names California biotech veteran as president and CEO, succeeding Edison Liu
October 5, 2021The biomedical research institute, which has its headquarters in Bar Harbor, will be headed by a scientific leader from BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Liu, who has led JAX for a decade, announced his decision to leave the post earlier this year.
October 5, 2021
Hiring in Maine remains tough, even as supplemental unemployment benefits end
October 1, 2021Hiring remains difficult across a broad range of jobs in the tight labor market, despite the fact that the additional payments to jobless Mainers have stopped.
October 1, 2021
Health care construction and renovation projects in Maine will get $11M boost
September 30, 2021The money was specifically awarded to health centers serving communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Funds will go to COVID-19-related capital needs, including telehealth, mobile medical vans and freezers to store vaccines.
September 30, 2021
Next: Amy VanHaren's ‘fem-tech’ startup provides innovative breastfeeding support platform
Updated: October 4, 2021In 2015, VanHaren launched pumpspotting, an app designed to connect parents with each other and with breastfeeding, pumping and postpartum support services. The platform now has a virtual community of over 40,000 parents.
Updated: October 4, 2021
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