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Author Archives: Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor

Geoff Gratwick is a retired rheumatologist who represented Bangor and Hermon in the Maine Senate from 2012 to 2020. He chaired the Health and Human Services Committee while in the Legislature. He is also a former Bangor city councilor.

Posted inHealth

What you need to do if a tick bites you during spring cleaning

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Anyone working or playing in a wooded or grassy area is at risk, and this is no time for modesty.

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Pills are changing the abortion debate

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
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Travel nurses are an expensive bandage for a sick health care system

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
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My daughter’s nail polish shows how little we know about chemicals in everyday products

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor January 14, 2022January 14, 2022
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‘Forever chemicals’ found across Maine offer a lesson: Be careful what you wish for

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
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My friend’s arthritis medicine went from $31 to $148 a month. Here’s what I told him. 

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
Masked man in cowboy hat stands in line at airport.
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Deciding how to celebrate Christmas this year is an emotionally loaded 3D chess game

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor December 9, 2021December 9, 2021
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After getting COVID, my sister-in-law discovered how fragile our sense of smell is

by Geoff Gratwick, Health contributor December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

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