The $339,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will be used to assess the impact of strict prescribing limits enacted in Maine and Vermont.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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UNE professor receives patent for diagnostic test for certain breast cancers
Dr. Srinidi Mohan hopes the patent will lead to clinical trials and a product on the market in five to 10 years.
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Mobile dental office coming to Portland to provide free service to veterans
Aspen Dental is bringing the rolling dentist office to Portland on Thursday and setting up appointments with veterans who don’t have access to dental care.
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Health dangers don’t stop after a hurricane blows through
Life-threatening hazards include snakes, submerged sharp objects, bacterial infections and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System considers partnership in possible health care analytics institute
The proposal by tech investor David Roux would create a center for the prevention, diagnosis, cure and management of health in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System launching effort to meet growing demand for nurses
The initiative would expand programs in rural areas, help students pay for their education and take other steps to fill the 3,000 nursing vacancies projected in the state by 2025.
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New law lets some Maine veterans skip course work and take nursing exam
Those hoping to be fast-tracked and become LPNs must have served in a medical corps, spent at least 12 months providing bedside patient care and left the military with an honorable discharge.
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LePage vows to keep denying Medicaid applications until lawmakers ‘give me the money’
Mainers voted last fall to expand the health insurance program and lawmakers approved the funding in June, but the governor vetoed the bill.
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Doctors confront hurdles for living organ donors
Obstacles to kidney and liver transplants include lost wages for those who donate and varying hospital policies.
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Modest premium increases expected in 2019 as ‘Obamacare’ stabilizes
For next year, premiums in the health insurance marketplaces are expected either to drop or increase by less than 10 percent in 41 states with about 9 million customers.