Authorities say the latest effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act will likely raise costs and generate more medical bankruptcies.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Staffers are fleeing as central Maine hospital system is roiled by turmoil
About 80 of Central Maine Healthcare’s 300 doctors left in the past fiscal year, and its three hospitals all issued votes of no confidence in its top executive this summer.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Many who think they have penicillin allergy are wrong – and that can be dangerous
Alternative antibiotics are more expensive and can put your health and the health of others at risk.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Expanded opioid treatment program lauded by Reps. Pingree and Joe Kennedy
The medication-assisted treatment offered in Biddeford by MaineHealth is one of eight locations in a program that will be move into Portland next year.
Posted inHealth, Letters
Letter to the editor: Climate change helps Lyme disease persist
Ticks are now able to thrive in environments where they previously would have frozen to death.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
National summit on aging targets Maine, home to nation’s oldest, most rural population
Eradicating isolation on the outskirts of America is the focus of a national gathering of elder advocates and other experts in Portland this week.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Two Franklin County commissioners oppose joining lawsuit against opioid makers
The lawsuit alleges that the drugmakers bear some blame for the addiction crisis that has ravaged Maine and other states.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Some Playskool crayons may contain asbestos, consumer watchdog says
Thirty-six packs bought at a Dollar Tree in Chicago tested positive for the carcinogen.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture
Filtered selfies drive many to seek cosmetic surgery, doctors say
Experts worry that ‘Snapchat dysphoria’ will exacerbate low self-esteem and trigger a serious mental illness.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
You might not have to give up (lean) red meat, study shows
No one’s arguing for fat-marbled meats, processed meats or meats chargrilled to a crisp on the barbecue, which carry known health harms.