A Facebook post by the police department warns heroin users to seek help ‘at the earliest possible moment.’
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Leading Republican wants special panel of legislators to tackle Maine’s opioid crisis
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester calls for a unified solution ‘to a problem that is killing more Mainers every day.’
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U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. Here’s what we’re buying.
Last year, we spent $3.2 trillion on health care – a number so large that it can be difficult to grasp its scale.
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Efforts to influence doctors used to happen more
Health organizations have started clamping down on the drug company practice, though it remains an issue.
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Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine’s top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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Final test results confirm Ebola vaccine highly effective
The first vaccine proven to work could help prevent spread of the disease that killed thousands in West Africa.
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Maine board puts South Portland doctor convicted of fraud on probation
Dr. Joel Sabean, who was convicted in November of tax evasion and unlawful distribution of drugs, will have to transfer his patients to other doctors and close his practice before surrendering his license.
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‘I believe in this,’ says founder of homegrown global health mission. So do many others
Partners for World Health, which sends discarded-but-usable medical supplies to people all over the world, is growing so fast that a donor bought the organization a larger facility.
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Pregnancy can change parts of brain, new study shows
Researchers find hints that the brain alterations may actually help women prepare for motherhood.
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Hospital doctor’s gender may influence patient’s chance of survival
A new study suggests patients treated by women doctors were more likely to leave the hospital alive.