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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Dr. Dora Anne Mills, chief health improvement officer at MaineHealth, said the findings for youth are concerning.
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Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said it's the most significant national effort to restrict access to abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned. -
Dr. Merideth Norris will not serve prison time. At a hearing in U.S. District Court in Portland Thursday, Norris was sentenced to three years of probation.
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The Lewiston hospital sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in January, after the agency withheld Medicare and other payments because St. Mary's failed to file timely reports on its use of $5.6 million in pandemic relief funds. -
Critics say the movement to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports doesn't have anything to do with fairness. -
In Bar Harbor Thursday, nurses and community members protested the planned closure of Mount Desert Island's obstetrics unit in July.
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Hilary Schneider, director of Maine's Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace, said more than 50,000 Mainers qualify for the credits, which lower average monthly premiums by nearly $180.
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The Trump Administration's requirement says that no more than 15% of federal research grants be used for indirect costs, such as utilities or staffing.
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Even though ticks may be top of mind during warm weather, they're remaining active well into December. Maine still does not have any established populations of the aggressive lone star tick. -
Some lawmakers, physicians, and consumer advocates are urging support for a bill, LD 985, that would place a 5-year moratorium on the purchase of hospitals by private equity firms and real estate investment trusts.
