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Author Archives: Jackie Farwell

I'm the health editor for the Bangor Daily News, a Bangor native, a UMaine grad, and a weekend crossword warrior. I never get sick of writing about Maine people, geeking out over health care data, and finding new ways to help you stay well. I live in Gorham with my husband Nick and our hound dog Riley.

Posted inMaine Focus

See if kindergartners are vaccinated against measles at your school

Avatar photo by Eesha Pendharkar and Jackie Farwell February 11, 2019February 27, 2019

Vaccination rates against measles are worryingly low at about half of Maine schools with kindergarten classrooms.

Posted inMaine Focus

Mills seeks new director to oversee troubled child welfare system

by Jackie Farwell February 6, 2019February 6, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus

Maine gets an ‘F’ for anti-smoking spending

by Jackie Farwell January 30, 2019January 30, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus

Maine once led the nation in tobacco prevention efforts. Now, the state spends a fraction of the money it used to.

by Jackie Farwell January 24, 2019January 24, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus, News, State

A young girl had to leave Maine for mental health care. It’s been 6 months.

by Jackie Farwell January 21, 2019February 27, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus

See where housing is threatened in Maine because of the shutdown

by Jackie Farwell January 12, 2019January 12, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus, News, State, Western Maine

Record number of Maine nursing homes closed this year, displacing hundreds

by Jackie Farwell December 12, 2018February 27, 2019
Posted inMaine Focus, News, State, York

The for-profit company that turned around Maine’s failing addiction treatment initiative

by Jackie Farwell November 26, 2018November 25, 2018
Posted inHealth, Maine Focus, News, Portland, State

The long-shot treatment that’s expanding Maine’s frontier of cancer care

by Jackie Farwell October 22, 2018October 22, 2018
Posted inHealth, Maine Focus

For this Allagash woman, driving to treatment was a ‘brand new form of cancer’

by Jackie Farwell October 1, 2018September 30, 2018
Posted inBangor, Health, Maine Focus, News, State, Western Maine

Kids in Maine are more likely to get cancer, and no one really knows why

by Jackie Farwell August 20, 2018August 19, 2018
Posted inMid-Maine, News, State

Maine law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty

by Jackie Farwell April 25, 2018April 26, 2018
Posted inHealth

Running your generator safely? You might not know these poisoning risks

by Jackie Farwell October 30, 2017October 31, 2017
Posted inHealth, News, Politics, State

Anthem retreats from ACA market in Maine

by Jackie Farwell September 27, 2017September 27, 2017
Posted inHealth, News, Politics, State

ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Maine law that allows only doctors to perform abortions

by Jackie Farwell September 20, 2017September 20, 2017
Posted inHealth

Flu arrives early in Maine

by Jackie Farwell September 19, 2017September 20, 2017
Posted inHealth, Politics

As nation’s uninsured rate drops, Maine’s holds steady

by Jackie Farwell September 12, 2017
Posted inHealth, News, State

Maine families hope for answers from groundbreaking autism study

by Jackie Farwell July 27, 2017July 27, 2017
Posted inUncategorized

Check how many parents are skipping vaccines at your kid’s Maine school

by Jackie Farwell July 20, 2017
Posted inHealth, Politics

Anthem defends 21 percent rate hike request for Obamacare plans in 2018

by Jackie Farwell July 19, 2017

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