Jan Kippax faces a civil claim by a Minot man who spent 2 weeks in the hospital after his jaw became infected following tooth extractions.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Gene therapy helps people with inherited blindness
The FDA will consider whether to recommend approval of the treatment, Luxturna, on Thursday.
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Innovative stroke-prevention surgery arrives in Maine
Implanting the so-called Watchman doesn’t cure atrial fibrillation, but it prevents blood clots from forming.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Patrick Dempsey envisions Lewiston-Auburn as ‘center for health and wellness’
The actor, in town for his Dempsey Center fundraiser, says the area should work to become a health care hub.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Trump reaches out to Democrats in bid for health care talks
Democrats say they are willing to hear his ideas, but scrapping the Affordable Care Act is a nonstarter.
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Loneliness is ‘epidemic,’ and work is partly to blame, ex-surgeon general says
In a new cover story in the Harvard Business Review, Vivek Murthy treats loneliness like a public health crisis, and the workplace as one of the primary places where it can get better – or worse
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Nobel Prize in medicine surprises researcher now living in rural Maine
Jeffrey C. Hall and 2 others are recognized for uncovering the workings of our ‘biological clock’ through the study of fruit flies.
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Lewiston dentist testifies in his own defense to rebut patients’ complaints
Dr. Jan Kippax rebuts claims by patients that he acted unprofessionally.
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Lewiston dentist fights patient’s accusation he was ‘ripping teeth out’
More than 180 separate complaints are filed by against Dr. Jan Kippax by 18 patients.