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  1. Happy Valentine Anniversary, Elbridge and Doris!

    90 years ago today, Elbridge Hutchinson McLean and Doris Horton Dennison were married in Portland, Maine. He, despite his tremor from being gassed in France, where he’d been a motorcycle dispatch rider and horse-drawn ambulence driver. She, … Continue

  2. Mid Coast Medical Group Practice Manager

    Ross H. Cunningham, MBA, of Lisbon Falls, has been named Practice Manager of Mid Coast Medical Group – Women’s Health Care. As Practice Manager, Cunningham will oversee the daily operations of the Women’s Health Care practice, which … Continue

  3. Senior Love: Valentines for seniors

    Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re searching for a last minute valentine for a senior, what could be better than a song? Song lyrics make perfect Valentine sentiments, and it’s fun when they’re from a special … Continue

  4. The Dreaded Dead-of-Night Phone Call: Preparing Yourself and Your Parents for a Medical Emergency

    Answering the Call: Emergency Help for Seniors The midnight phone call. It’s something we all dread, first when we have teenagers, then when the kids go off to college and lives of their own, and finally when … Continue

  5. Fall Alert: Reduce Your Risk of Falls

    Each year, more than 1.8 million people over age 65 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with, among other things, stairs, bathtubs, furniture, and rugs/carpeting.  Thousands of these injuries are related to falls.  In … Continue

  6. Hearing Aid Technology: Mid Coast Hospital Adds New Audiologist

    Mid Coast Hospital welcomes Anna K. Strange, AuD, to its Rehabilitation Services staff. Dr. Strange is a clinical and dispensing audiologist and joins the Audiology Department at 310 Bath Road. She received her clinical doctorate from Bloomsburg … Continue

  7. Alzheimers: family assistance in diagnosis, and increased federal funding

    Dr. Laurel Coleman, a geriatric physician at Maine Medical Center, has been on CBS and quoted in other news outlets recently for her assertion that family members should learn the symptoms and be asked to help in the … Continue