Maine has amended its Death with Dignity Act to let doctors reduce the waiting period from 17 to as few as seven days, aiming to ease patient suffering. Supporters call it compassionate; critics warn of risks.

Two-hour special with political leaders and experts discussing what's in the Trump reconciliation bill, and what the impacts will be on Maine

The many causes of noise pollution and the harm they cause to your health and well being

Nurses rallied in Portland today against the proposed Medicaid cuts in the budget bill that they say prevent thousands of Mainers from receiving the care they need.

The Senate Budget Bill, which just passed, eliminates Medicaid reimbursements to healthcare providers who perform abortions. Maine Family Planning provides services to about 40,000 Maine residents, half of whom rely on MaineCare, the state's Medicaid program.

Maine Equal Justice is joining national advocacy groups to express concern over the health care implications of the senate's proposed budget bill.

The new advisories apply to game fish caught in Lovejoy Pond in Albion, the Sebasticook River in Burnham and Benton, Collyer Brook in Gray, and Androscoggin Lake in Leeds and Wayne.

Health care advocates say proposed cuts to Medicaid could endanger Maine hospitals that are already struggling to operate.

The Democratic governor laid out her concerns in a letter to the state's congressional delegation this week as the Senate continues work on the bill, which contains key aspects of President Trump's domestic agenda.

Mainspring, a new social service collective in Kittery, has a growing clientele. With federal cuts looming, advocates are sounding the alarm.