Patty Wight
News Reporter and HostPatty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.
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Two studies have found contaminants in a high percentage of medical cannabis samples in Maine. -
Milestone Recovery in Portland has acquired a property that will allow it to nearly double its capacity for detox beds, from 16 to 30.
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The University of New England is launching a new degree program for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.
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Mosquitoes in the York County town of Lebanon have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE.
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After discontinuing a curbside recycling program last spring, Auburn city councilors voted unanimously Monday night to approve a new pilot program within designated areas of the city. Councilor Dana Staples called the pilot, which will start in November, a good step.
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The Maine CDC's Drinking Water Program is seeing a spike in E. coli contamination in public water systems.
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More than 6,300 acres in Aroostook County are now home to a new Wildlife Management Area. It includes important habitat for Atlantic salmon and deer. It can be used by hunters, anglers, and paddlers.
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Mainers can start making appointments to get the updated COVID vaccine, which is already available at pharmacies such as CVS.
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According to a statement on the hospital's website, the closure is due to a workforce shortage and declining birth rates.
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The organization that represents physicians in Maine has issued a policy statement that calls for universal health care on both the state and federal level.
