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Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Dr. James Jarvis with Northern Light Health talks about what to expect this flu season.
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Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Mainers will now be able to order free COVID tests each month.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Dr. Davis Prescott PHD, Northern Light Acadia Hospital joined us on Wednesday.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, and Northern Light Acadia Hospital is working to raise awareness. Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death statewide.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Dr. Mark Abel is with us from Northern Light Health.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Is a bad flue season on the way?
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 9:19 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Kids in Maine are back to school, and one important aspect of starting a new school year is making sure they’re on a balanced diet.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Bryan Sidelinger
The supermarket chain says their pharmacists are available for parents who have questions about preparing children for immunizations or any other concerns they may have regarding kids and the flu shot or the COVID vaccine.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Governor Mills has announced a new initiative to expand treatment of substance use disorder in rural Maine.
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Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Brian Sullivan
Dr. James Jarvis from Northern Light health stopped by WABI TV5.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
As kids and families prepare to head back to school this week, the change in routine can sometimes be met with heightened anxiety.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By WAGM
The Gardiner Health Care Facility in Houlton recently announced they will be closing the nursing home unit of their facility.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
Now that monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency, many in Maine and around the globe are wondering how it will impact everyday life.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Connor Magliozzi
Preparations are underway to turn the Union Street Complex into a temporary set of wiffle ball fields for this Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 10:56 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Maine’s largest hospital has reached an agreement with Maine’s largest health care provider four months after announcing plans to terminate their contract.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
The City of Bangor is teaming up with the Maine Discovery Museum to offer a unique incentive for youngsters at Wednesday’s COVID vaccination clinic.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Brian Sullivan
A big announcement on Thursday that big money is heading to several rural Maine health care facilities.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Brian Sullivan
She met with officials at both Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center to discuss their efforts to meet the need for behavioral health services.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Bryan Sidelinger
A Mehta table is a specialized medical table used to treat infantile scoliosis through a series of casts that de-rotate and straighten the spine.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
Hometown Health Center unveiled plans for a new facility in Palmyra Tuesday morning.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:46 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
The new ban takes effect January 1, 2023.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Kodichi Lawrence
Twenty students started their first of a three-day experience in Skowhegan exploring healthcare career options through the Somerset Scrub Club.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:06 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Maine reported its third case of monkeypox earlier this week.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
The Maine CDC is reporting a third case of monkeypox in the state.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
The Mills administration announced on Wednesday that Mainers can now re-order free COVID-19 test kits through Project Access COVID Tests.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Connor Magliozzi
A two-day class starting up in Dover-Foxcroft will help students become safer babysitters.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
You can help fund breast cancer research just by buying dessert in Maine this week.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:01 PM EDT
|By Bryan Sidelinger
The virus can start with flu like symptoms, but eventually, a person with monkeypox develops a rash that can spread all over the body.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 11:32 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
The Maine CDC has reported the second case of monkeypox in Maine.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 4:47 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
They’ve seen 19 patients in the last 35 days from states where abortion has been banned.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 7:18 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Planned Parenthood says it reflects the polices of Gov. Mills in favor of abortion rights.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
Supporters of ending the sale of flavored tobacco products in Bangor gathered on Wednesday to encourage city councilors to support a ban.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Brian Sullivan
Maine currently has one confirmed case of monkeypox, but based on how things have gone in the rest of the world, more are likely.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says her administration is reviewing whether the right to an abortion is already enshrined in the Maine Constitution, or if an amendment is warranted.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
The in-house labs officially opened this week in Bangor, Auburn and Sanford, the beginning of a statewide training connection.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:31 PM EDT
|By WMTW
A new mental health hotline is launching nationwide on Saturday in an effort to expand access to mental health services.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:11 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
Dunkin of Maine and eastern New Hampshire are giving $55,000 to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 11:17 AM EDT
|By WMTW
Lawyers for a group of Maine health care workers suing Gov. Janet Mills over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate have filed an amended complaint identifying the workers.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 8:06 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The workers have so far remained anonymous, but on Thursday a federal appeals court in Boston rejected a motion by the workers.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 10:50 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
They say the legislation affects much of the economy “that relies on PFAS chemistries for the reliable and safe function of a variety of products.”
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 7:55 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Mills added in a statement she will veto “any effort to undermine, rollback, or outright eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine.”
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 11:41 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
Maine Animal Health Officials are extending their advisory to pause certain gatherings.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 6:09 AM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
More than 200,000 residents who use MaineCare insurance will start getting access to dental care coverage on Friday
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Bryan Sidelinger
The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in Ellsworth will have a new Executive Director starting Monday.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Allegra Zamore
The Justice Department’s Criminal Division is working to combat the opioid epidemic in New England.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Tom Krosnowski
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is among a group of senators to introduce a bipartisan bill aiming to lower insulin costs.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
Starting immediately, the Maine Community College System will require COVID vaccinations for all on-campus students.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 3:08 PM EDT
|By WABI News Desk
FEMA has awarded more than one million dollars to the state for COVID testing.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Connor Magliozzi
New England Home Health Care held its 6th Annual Yard and Bake Sale on Tuesday.