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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Lower-fat diet reduces risk of dying from breast cancer, study says
This provides the first randomized clinical trial evidence that diet can reduce postmenopausal women’s risk of dying from breast cancer, the researchers said.
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Maine Senate reverses course, ends religious exemption for vaccines
The bill – expected to be signed by Gov. Mills – is one of the most controversial to move through the Legislature in recent years.
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Bill to make MaineCare cover abortions headed for passage after close vote in Senate
Gov. Mills is expected to sign the measure, which the House passed last week.
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Member of Bowdoin community diagnosed with tuberculosis
The college says it was notified of the case last week and that the person has been isolated and is receiving treatment.
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Maine joins lawsuit alleging generic drug price-fixing
A coalition led by Connecticut’s attorney general claims a conspiracy to inflate and manipulate prices, which the companies deny.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Doctors leave Maine hospital because of benefit cuts, more patients
Officials at the Bangor hospital say changes there are in alignment with national norms.
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Trump calls on Congress to end ‘surprise medical bills’
The president supports efforts by lawmakers to address the problem of insured patients facing astonishingly high charges when a member of a medical team that treats them is not in their insurer’s network.
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Two cases of rabies reported in Chelsea
Town officials issued a warning Thursday on the town’s Facebook page citing rabies cases on Nelson Road and Windsor Road.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Drugmakers will have to reveal prices in TV ads
The Trump administration has finalized regulations that will require drug companies to disclose list prices of medications costing more than $35 for a month’s supply.