Zika’s birth defects have brought into focus the need to learn how a healthy placenta works.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Proposal would cut disparity in access to liver transplants
At present, it’s more difficult to get donated livers in some areas of the country than it is in others.
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Health insurance co-op sues federal government, says it’s owed $22.9 million
Community Health Options says a program to cover higher-than-expected costs under the Affordable Care Act hasn’t helped offset losses incurred in 2015.
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Physician-assisted suicide grows as population ages
More states consider laws that would allow people to end their lives, but the idea faces heavy opposition.
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Insurance companies clamping down on overprescribing of opioids
They will warn about doses that are too high, investigate evidence of doctor shopping and set goals for reducing prescriptions.
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Interactive: Watch the national growth in reported cases of the Zika virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks lab-confirmed Zika virus cases from each state on a weekly basis.
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Three Zika vaccines show success in monkeys
Results in protecting monkeys from the virus are ‘good news’ as human studies begin.
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Pregnant women fearful living in Miami’s Zika zone
Health officials are urging pregnant women to avoid a section of Miami because of the mosquito-borne illness, which can cause severe birth defects, including stunted heads.
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UNE event tackles link between pain and epidemic of opioid use
The audience at the Pain Summit hears from a teenager who controlled her pain with physical and behavioral therapies.
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Uninsured patient rule puts Bangor detox center in jeopardy
The state rule would require the facility to take 40 percent of its patients without insurance – and prove costly to any contractor.