The number of parents opting out for philosophical or religious reasons has climbed, raising the risks of disease transmission.
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Map: Opioid prescription rates across New England
While most areas of Maine are seeing declining rates of opioid prescriptions, rates are increasing in Kennebec County, which now ranks as New England’s highest-prescribing county.
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Sen. Collins says she won’t support latest version of Senate health care bill
On Twitter, she says proposed cuts to Medicaid mean she could not vote for passage of the Republican-crafted Better Care Reconciliation Act, and says she would be willing to work with Democrats to fix the Affordable Care Act instead.
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Maine CDC: Rare mosquito virus reported in Kennebec County
An unnamed adult in Kennebec County was hospitalized after showing symptoms of Jamestown Canyon virus, which is carried by a species of mosquitoes found in Maine, state officials said Thursday.
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FDA panel endorses potential gene therapy for childhood leukemia
If approved by the full FDA, the treadtment could be the first gene therapy available in the U.S.
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McConnell delays Senate’s August recess for work on health care
But Republicans still disagree over how to revise the Affordable Care Act.
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Maine Medical Center and partners receive $20 million NIH grant
The grant from the Natiional Institutes of Health will be used to create a regional center for disease research.
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Medicaid cutback in health bill worries nursing home families
The Senate Republicans’ plan would cut projected Medicaid spending by 25 percent over the next decade.
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McConnell says he’ll rework health bill, but offers Plan B
Speaking at a Rotary Club in Kentucky, the Republican leader offer no details about the bill he plans to unveil in about a week.
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Scientists find a turncoat mutation in genes of many cancers
The mutation can disable a protective shield in a tumor, allowing the immune system to attack.