WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs, Ronny Jackson, withdrew Thursday in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the “false allegations” against him have become a distraction. In a statement the White House issued from Jackson, he […]
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Ronny Jackson, White House doctor, fights to save imperiled VA bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday launched an all-out defense of Ronny Jackson’s nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs amid concerns by Congress that President Donald Trump had not properly vetted him or others. Jackson is fighting to salvage his imperiled nomination as more details emerge about accusations from his time […]
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VA pick impressed Donald Trump when he gave glowing health report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronny Jackson passed his screen test with President Donald Trump before casting even began. Jackson, the president’s personal physician and surprise choice to lead the massive Department of Veterans Affairs, stood before the White House press corps in January to announce the results of the president’s first physical in a performance that […]
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People You Know: Piano strikes a chord for retired physician
LEWISTON — When he was 6, George Morrissette knew he wanted to be a doctor. At 10 years old, he knew he wanted to play the piano. He has seen thousands of local patients in a nearly 40-year career at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, and now at age 77, he’s still at the keys. […]
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Calling me 'sweetie' won't help me save your life.
“Sweetheart, you’re too young to understand,” my patient — a man in his 60s, someone accustomed to commanding a room — barked at me from his hospital bed. Medical problems had recently upended his life, and he was having a hard time adjusting. “I can’t believe I have to talk about this stuff to a […]
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Policy for medical marijuana in school initialed
AUBURN — The School Committee approved the first reading of a new policy Wednesday night that would allow students to have medical marijuana administered in school under a physician’s orders and under certain conditions. Any medical marijuana would have to be approved by a physician, and it would have to be administered in school by […]
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N.Y. doctor back from Guinea has Ebola, 1st in city
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday urged residents not to be […]
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Rangeley superintendent explains new graduation requirements
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 Superintendent Susan Pratt made a PowerPoint presentation for the board Monday night to illustrate some of the knottier features of the new proficiency-based diploma requirements. The state requires that after Jan. 1, 2018, high school students must demonstrate proficiency in state standards in English language arts, mathematics, social studies, […]
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Some troops turn to liposuction to pass fat test
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Soldiers often call plastic surgeon Adam Tattelbaum in a panic. They need liposuction — fast. Some military personnel are turning to the surgical procedure to remove excess fat from their waists in a desperate attempt to pass the Pentagon’s body fat test, which relies on measurements of the neck and waist […]
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Former Bangor doctor’s body found in Green Lake
ELLSWORTH — The body of a former Bangor radiologist was found early Friday morning in Green Lake, according to the Maine Warden Service. Ellsworth police received a call around 11:40 p.m. Thursday that Frank Mroz, 66, of Manchester, N.H., had not returned from a dive in Green Lake, warden service Cpl. John MacDonald said Friday […]