More people were killed by flu last year than in any season since the 1970s.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
With Affordable Care Act enrollment set to begin, some will lose and others will win
Lower-income Mainers will have a harder time finding zero-premium plans in 2019, but some who were paying high premiums will see their costs go down.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Attorney General’s Office backs Medicaid expansion lawsuit against LePage administration
Attorney General Janet Mills, who is running for governor, has recused herself and is not named in the filing supporting the lawsuit accusing the administration of illegally blocking Medicaid expansion.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care
GoFundMe says campaigns for medical care are increasing and are among the most numerous on its site.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
State on high alert as whooping cough cases soar in York County
Health care experts say the number of unvaccinated children may fuel outbreaks such as those that occurred in the Kennebunks and Arundel in September.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Two UMaine nursing students diagnosed with viral meningitis
It is the most common type of the illness, often less severe than bacterial meningitis
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Mercy says it’s raised more than half of the $20 million it needs for a new hospital
The Portland hospital aims to move from its longtime location on State Street to a site on the Fore River Parkway where it already has a 151,000-square-foot building.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Spike reported nationwide in cases of baffling paralysis in children
There is no specific treatment for the disorder, and the long-term effects aren’t known.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Anthem agrees to record payment in historic health care hack
More than 300,000 Mainers were among the 79 million customers nationally who were targeted in the attack.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Proposed rule would force drugmakers to post prices on TV ads
The requirements would apply to all prescription drugs that are covered by Medicare or Medicaid, regardless of whether they are manufactured in the United States.