Health - Portland Press Herald

Head of emergency system for Maine health facilities aims to stop outsourcing

Paul Weiss says the state’s unexplained move to hire a North Carolina company could put Mainers at risk because there’s no transition plan.

Three hot, dry summers in a row may have had a cumulative effect on the mobility of deer ticks, say researchers.

by ed pierce journal tribune November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

The Middle School of the Kennebunks instead plans a Welcome Spring Luncheon in March.

by Ed Hammond and Scott Deveau bloomberg November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Athenahealth, a cloud-based alternative to software systems for medical billing, operates offices in Belfast, in Waldo County.

by Lindsay Tice Sun Journal November 10, 2018November 11, 2018

Central Maine Healthcare’s financial problems have not been secret, but its leaders’ response to them has.

by MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

Fish oil taken by healthy people, at a dose found in many supplements, shows no clear ability to lower heart or cancer risks. Same for vitamin D.

by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

The services are available through some Medicare Advantage plans in about 20 states.

by Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Although it was held up by LePage, Maine was the first state to approve Medicaid expansion by ballot.

by Associated Press November 4, 2018November 5, 2018

A judge will decide whether the LePage administration has broken the law by stalling expansion.

The chairman of a panel of FDA advisers predicts that the pill will be abused inside and outside medical settings and cause overdose deaths.