Children, pregnant people and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat – but the impact is already felt across every specialty of medicine.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Employers fear squeeze from genetic cures that cost millions
New gene therapies are just one component of the relentless rise in employers’ medical costs, which are projected to climb 6 percent next year.
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California woman hospitalized with mercury poisoning after using face cream from Mexico
This is the first case of mercury poisoning from a skin cream in the U.S., health officials say.
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In Cherokee country, opioid crisis seen as existential threat
Data shows that Native Americans had higher rates of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers and illicit opioids than any other racial and ethnic group from 2003 through 2013.
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States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement
Republican state attorneys general chiefly support a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with the OxyContin maker, while their Democratic counterparts mostly oppose it.
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Mint, menthol: Vape industry has dug heels in on flavor bans
Altria, one of the world’s largest tobacco producers and Juul’s biggest investor, has spent more than $70,000 in Maine alone on a social media and email campaign to defeat a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.
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Maine Family Planning clinic seeks state funding in response to Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
Maine Family Planning lost $2 million in federal funding when it opted out of the Title X program over a ban on abortion referrals and a requirement to separate reproductive health and abortion services.
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Trump administration moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the FDA is finalizing a plan to remove most flavored e-cigarettes from the market.
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Sixth person dies from vaping-related illness
Health officials are focusing on the role of contaminants in at least 450 possible cases in 33 states.
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More Americans go without health coverage despite strong economy, Census says
The uninsured rate spiked among Hispanic and foreign-born adults, with the increase 3 times the national average.