Obstacles to dental care abound throughout Maine by Anne Stokes It’s one of every parent’s worst nightmares: Watching your child suffer and not being able to help them. Unfortunately, it’s a familiar feeling to many […]
COHN is working to create healthy smiles throughout the state Maine is in the midst of a dental care crisis. With the pandemic exacerbating ongoing workforce shortages and many adults just gaining dental benefits for […]
COHN partners with AAP of Maine to keep children healthy by Anne Stokes Many hands make light work. And when you’re trying to make seismic changes to a broken system in the name of healthy […]
Son’s prescription medication addiction started with pills he found at home by Michelle Carl Sandra Chavez kept Vicodin in her kitchen. She kept it in the medicine cabinet, next to the Tylenol. Following a medical […]
Parents raise awareness of prescription medication abuse after son’s death When Ric Torchon received a phone call at 3 a.m. from his son’s ex-girlfriend, his heart sank. It was his and his wife Jeanette’s worst […]
Pharmacies hosting take-back bins make responsible disposal easy by Anne Stokes Sometimes it’s just a few pills. Sometimes it’s a gallon-bag full of blood pressure medication, antibiotics or painkillers. Either way, it’s important to get […]
Pharmacies hosting take-back bins make responsible disposal easy by Anne Stokes Sometimes you’re left with medication you don’t need: A medication doesn’t work for you and your doctor puts you on something else, or you […]
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, and Tulare Counties Opioid prescriptions in California are decreasing, thanks to a concentrated effort to fight this crisis. But a lot of work still needs to […]
San Diego County Opioid prescriptions in California are decreasing, thanks to a concentrated effort to fight this crisis. But a lot of work still needs to be done. Drug-related overdose is the leading cause of […]
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba Counties Opioid prescriptions in California are decreasing, thanks to a concentrated effort to fight this crisis. But a lot of work still needs to be done. […]
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