Stephanie Bouchard

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Rajal Patel |Stephanie Bouchard

By Rajal Patel, MDInterview by Stephanie BouchardFact checked by Jim LacyQ: My skin is scaly and itchy in myprivate areas. What’s going on? A: First things first: If you see something on your vulva, anus, or penis and you don’t know whatit is and it’s freaking you out, go see your gynecologist or primary care provider. There are so many different lesions that can be on the vulva and genitals; not all of them are STDs [sexually transmitted diseases].

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Stephanie Bouchard

Fact checked by Jim LacyOSF Healthcare announced recently that its Electrophysiology Lab now offers people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) a brand-new technology called Farapulse. Within Chicago, only about 10 hospitals offer the radiation-free treatment, including Ascension Resurrection, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and University of Chicago Medicine. Designed by Boston Scientific, Farapulse is an FDA-approved cardiac ablation treatment.

2 months ago | islandinstitute.org | Stephanie Bouchard

Last March, the city of Portland put out a request for proposal to sell what was once Fort McKinley’s hospital on Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay. The city received one bid for the tax-acquired building. By October, a purchase and sale agreement with the bidder was awaiting the expected approval from the city council when the proverbial wrench jammed up the works.

Aug 20, 2024 | islandinstitute.org | Stephanie Bouchard

Help wanted signs offering a plethora of enticing benefits are ubiquitous these days as companies large and small struggle to find enough workers, but a set of such signs posted along Route 1 in the Hancock County town of Orland offers a recruitment enticement you don’t see every day: Join the team at Freshwater Stone and help rehabilitate the Statue of Liberty.

Aug 20, 2024 | islandinstitute.org | Stephanie Bouchard

Since the start of this century, many things have changed for Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences—scientists have come and gone, new research and technologies have brought more insights, and a move from McKown Point to its current home in East Boothbay came in 2012—but one thing has remained the same: Every week or two scientists from Bigelow make their way during high tide to a dock near the state’s Department of Marine Resources in West Boothbay Harbor.