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 […]
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Democrats pivot to health care as Trump attacks ‘Obamacare’
The Trump administration is asking a federal appeals court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act.
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EPA surprised South Portland with emissions lawsuit against petroleum facility
City officials question why the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t tell them that Global Partners has been violating the federal Clean Air Act for more than a decade.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Lawmakers advocate for improvements to Maine’s lead testing program
Bills before the Health and Human Services Committee would mandate testing for all of Maine’s 1- and 2-year-olds.
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Augusta woman who found kidney donor makes signs for other Mainers who need transplants
Krystal Reardon, 44, who used signs last fall to help her find a kidney donor, is now using similar efforts to seek help for others.
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Trump administration asks court to throw out Affordable Care Act, reviving hot political issue
The government is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans to negate the entire law, including its subsidies and popular rules preventing insurers from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions.
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House Democrats to unveil Affordable Care Act rescue package
The effort is an attempt to deliver on campaign promises about health care and to change the conversation in DC from the political storm over Robert Mueller’s Russia report.
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U.S. experts revisit breast implant safety after new concerns
“It is essential we try to understand breast implant illness,” said Stephanie Manson Brown, an executive with implant maker Allergan.
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Worst-in-nation status for pertussis rates focuses attention on vaccines
Maine’s rate of pertussis is now eight times the national average, and the state’s low vaccination rate is heightening weaknesses in the vaccine.
