Maine’s director of opioid response described the plan at the first meeting of Gov. Janet Mills’ Prevention and Recovery Cabinet.
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McConnell shuts the door on Trump health care revision before elections
Congressional Republicans had little appetite for a health care fight, after their defeat in 2017.
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Trump punts ACA replacement, says Republicans will unveil plan after 2020 elections
In a series of late-night tweets, Trump continued to bash President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law but said a vote on a replacement would not occur until after the elections
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Maine treatment plants scramble to meet state’s new sludge-testing edict
Environmental regulators ordered wastewater treatment plants to test sludge for chemicals known as PFAS, but the plants face a tight timeline and uncertainty over what to do with sludge that’s been used as fertilizer for decades.
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Measles count in U.S. this year already more than all of 2018
Most people who get measles have not been vaccinated, and most outbreaks are sparked by travelers who pick up the virus in countries where measles is more common.
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Judge orders Aroostook County Jail to provide opioid treatment to inmate
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen says the jail would be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act if it denied Brenda Smith access to Suboxone while she serves her 40-day term.
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First living HIV-positive donor provides kidney for transplant in medical breakthrough
The procedure is another step in the evolution of HIV – considered to mean certain death when the AIDS epidemic began in 1981 – and an advance for the 1.1 million people who carry the virus.
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New president of Rumford, Bridgton hospitals sees a way forward
After months of Central Maine Healthcare turmoil, Peter Wright believes the hospitals are ‘through the tough times.’
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FDA proposes mammography rule to provide women with breast-density information
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breasts about how the condition could affect the accuracy of their mammograms and recommend they talk with their doctors about whether they should have additional tests to check for cancer. The issue has become increasingly important amid findings that […]