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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Will Harlan, a senior scientist at the Center, says since 2000, horseshoe crab populations have crashed by more than 70% across their range from Maine to Louisiana. -
The Maine attorney general's office says that more than 478,000 people were affected by the data breach last spring at Covenant Health, many more than the roughly 8,000 originally reported.
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Members of a support group in Maine lament that doctors have been dismissive of their menopause symptoms. -
The Washington Post first reported that 35,000 positions, most of which are vacant, will be eliminated. -
More than 120,000 tribal members in the U.S. are expected to lose marketplace insurance coverage because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies. -
The center will offer short term intervention for teens and adults who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. -
The Lewiston-based hospital announced it would drop the designation at the beginning of December for financial reasons. But now the hospital must maintain its trauma center certification or it cannot move forward with its planned sale to Prime Healthcare Foundation. -
The pause is the result of city councilors' concerns about improperly discarded syringes. -
The Maine Human Rights Commission is suing a sixth school district, alleging discrimination against transgender students. -
Maine long term care ombudsman Brenda Gallant says higher staff levels improve both patient care and worker retention.
