Nexletol reduced the risk of heart attacks without the side effect of muscle pain, a major study finds.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Owner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had, authorities said.
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States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas
States are acting in the wake of Operation Nightingale, a federal investigation into what officials say was a wire fraud scheme in which several now-closed Florida nursing schools sold phony nursing diplomas and transcripts from 2016 to 2022.
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How does the brain age across the life span? New studies offer clues.
The good news is, that unlike other parts of the body, our brains are built to change over our lifetime, meeting the challenges set by every life stage.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
COVID-19 origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic
Did COVID-19 originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab?
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program
As states begin checking eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access.
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CDC issues warning about rise in highly drug-resistant stomach bug
In a health advisory issued Friday, the CDC said they have been monitoring an increase in people infected with strains of Shigella bacteria that are highly resistant to available drugs.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
A federal mandate for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been in place nationally for a year.
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Children are ‘languishing’ in hospitals while waiting for mental health services, providers say
Children with mental and behavioral health needs end up ‘languishing’ in hospitals for months on end thanks to long waiting lists and administrative barriers to treatment.
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Fetterman case highlights common link between stroke, depression
Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman is seeking treatment for severe depression months after having a stroke.