A Bates College assistant professor and his students have created a new molecule that could change the way we treat some of humanity’s most dreaded diseases.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a challenge
It’s threatened by hand-held devices that are also pressed against the chest but rely on ultrasound technology.
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Bernard Fisher, pioneering breast cancer surgeon-scientist, dies at 101
He helped move the field away from radical mastectomies, a disfiguring procedure he deemed unnecessary. He helped introduce the idea that the disease can move through the body via the lymph system.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, New England
New hospital emergency department in New Hampshire will focus on older adults
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plans eventually to use telehealth to expand to 4 other sites around the region.
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More choices and stable premiums for ‘Obamacare’ next year
Despite President Trump’s best effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the program has stabilized 3 years into his term.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. endorses tobacco pouches as less risky than cigarettes
The company will be able to advertise that its pouches pose a lower risk of lung cancer and heart disease than cigarettes.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
After losing state contract, service provider blames DHHS for death of client with disability
The CEO of Residential and Community Support Services accuses the state of dropping off Norman Fisher, 62, without the insulin he needed to treat his diabetes.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Nation & World
Drug distributors, drugmaker reach $260 million deal to settle opioid lawsuit
The settlement averts the first federal trial among thousands of lawsuits targeting pharmaceutical companies.
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Study finds a virus to blame for paralyzing illness in kids
The paralysis is very rare. U.S. health officials have confirmed 590 cases over the past five years.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Opponents of new vaccine law will get their shot at overturning it at the polls
Maine’s secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.