Health
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2019
Maine companies send workers to Boston for health care at ‘fraction of the cost’
Competition among metro-area hospitals pulls prices down, but the outsourcing of patients leads to higher costs in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2019
Across Maine, prices for the same medical procedures are often staggeringly different
Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2019
Wendy Williams returns to daytime March 4
The talk show host is taking a break following complications from Graves' disease.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2019
White House ends talks on mileage standards with California, opening door to court battle
President Trump has challenged the state's practice of setting its own rules, which it has done since the 1970s.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2019
Bill would require all Maine schools to test for lead in drinking water
Schools with well water now must test for the harmful metal, but those on public water don't have to test.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2019
Drug company used rap video to push for higher doses, sales
The video, titled "Great by Choice," was shown during a national sales meeting in 2015 to encourage employees to talk doctors into prescribing higher doses, prosecutors said.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Researchers find clues depression may speed brain aging
Patients with depression may have a lower density of synapses than healthy people the same age.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
Measles making comeback on widening anti-vaccine movement
'Vaccine hesitancy,' despite evidence refuting a 1998 claim that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism, is slowing attempts to stop children from dying from preventable diseases.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
Advocates urge lawmakers to ban vaping products from Maine public schools
The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
Authorities shut down two Tennessee pharmacies’ opioid sales
Two people died and numerous others were hospitalized for overdoses shortly after obtaining drugs from the pharmacies.
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