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By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CANAAN — In spite of strong community support for the Mascoma Community Health Center, it continues to face challenges.The executive director, Rebecca Ekholm, opted not to renew her contract after just one year, and the health center’s medical...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Some kidney dialysis patients in the Claremont area face a one-hour round trip a few times a week on top of their hourslong treatment at the closest clinic in Lebanon. That commute could change soon after the approval of a new clinic that...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts man will soon find his story in a wilderness and environmental medical journal after surviving a gruesome attack from a presumably rabid beaver while swimming in a remote pond two weeks ago.Mark “Pres” Pieraccini,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — Dartmouth College officials on Friday said they are rolling back some COVID-19 restrictions in dorms to allow students more opportunities to socialize with each other following the third unexpected death this school year of a member of the...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health President and CEO Joanne Conroy was paid at least $300,000 less than her predecessor in her first full year leading the Lebanon-based health care system, even though she helped balance its books after it lost money...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSTOCK — Come Oct. 4, the Woodstock Pharmacy will have dispensed its last prescription.Owner Gary Smith said Friday that the 167-year-old pharmacy would soon end its run, confirming speculation that has swirled for weeks.Smith “concluded the best...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CONCORD — A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Dartmouth-Hitchcock brought by a physician who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and alleged that D-H discriminated against her when it fired her in 2015.Dr. Lacey Colligan...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WOODSTOCK — The Vermont Board of Dental Examiners has revoked the license of a Woodstock dentist, citing his use of unsterilized instruments and a history of “unprofessional conduct.” Dr. William McDonald, a 77-year-old Woodstock resident whose...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CONCORD — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Nigerian-born chaplain, who alleged that he lost his job at the Lebanon hospital because of employment discrimination, including criticism from his boss, a fellow...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WOODSVILLE — Cottage Hospital CEO Maria Ryan has made headlines due to her friendship with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whom she accompanied to a state dinner at the White House in September.And her appearances with Giuliani, who has become...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — A new owner is poised to take ownership of Hanover Terrace, a 100-bed nursing home on Lyme Road, at the end of this week.Bear Mountain Healthcare, based in Thomaston, Conn., is slated to purchase the facility from NSL Holdings, a limited...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

BURLINGTON — A Vermont physician alleges that Dartmouth-Hitchcock rescinded an employment offer after he had taken steps to close his private practice and move to the Upper Valley, causing damage to his business and reputation.In a lawsuit filed in...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WINDSOR — As a child growing up in Windsor, Taylor Galgay experienced what seemed to be a variety of unrelated symptoms, including severe leg pain, difficulty gaining weight, headaches and back pain. She managed the pain with liquid Tylenol and Advil....

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Anti-abortion activists and some Catholics have questions about what the plan for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Manchester-based Catholic Medical Center to join forces might mean for women’s health care and end of life choices.As...

By Nora Doyle-Burr

New London — More than two years after New London Hospital shuttered its nursing home, a Maine developer is preparing to build a senior living community on land adjacent to the hospital.Though the new 139-unit community, to be named New London Place...

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Lebanon — A 43-year-old Bradford, Vt., man is facing a criminal threatening charge after police say he threatened security officers on Friday morning at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.The threat did not result in a lockdown, but officials at the...

By Nora Doyle-Burr

Lyme — The New Hampshire Board of Psychologists has suspended the license of a psychologist from Lyme for 10 months in a case that involves ethical boundaries and a therapist trying to help a troubled teen with a difficult home life.The suspension of...

By Keith Roach, M.D.

Dear Dr. Roach: What cures heartburn and indigestion? — R.G. Answer: It’s easier to answer what causes heartburn and indigestion, because treatment depends on the underlying problem. The most common cause of heartburn is gastroesophageal reflux...

By Nora Doyle-Burr

Wilder — A combination of medications including Tylenol and a muscle relaxant has enabled Shirley Griggs, an 89-year-old retired nurse educator, to manage her chronic back pain, which stems from a car accident more than two decades ago.Recently,...

By Nora Doyle-Burr

Lebanon — After exploring a potential partnership with a third party, officials at the nonprofit that runs Harvest Hill and The Woodlands now plan to bring the senior living facilities and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital back together under the...