Physicians will be allowed to bill Medicare for discussing terminal diagnoses, hospice care and other issues, to give patients better control over their last months.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Judge allows New Hampshire woman to buy medical marijuana in Maine
The ruling clears the way for Linda Horan, who has late-stage lung cancer, to go out of state for marijuana before dispensaries open in New Hampshire.
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Angus King, health professionals back tighter rules on prescribing opioids
The senator and others call for steps to reduce Maine’s relatively high volume of prescriptions for painkilling medication, which can lead to heroin abuse.
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After 36 surgeries in 4 years, a young boy finds his voice
Michigan’s Grant Hasse has been overcoming the odds since before he left his mother’s womb.
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Major U.S. insurer losing interest in health care exchange business
UnitedHealth says it’s taking financial hits and needs more healthy clients to balance the sick ones.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Mississippi firefighter gets largest face transplant ever
Patrick Hardison says his August surgery could let him drive a car for the first time since his 2001 injuries.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Doctors push for warnings on pot use during pregnancy, breast-feeding
The American Medical Association puts the proposal on its lobbying agenda.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Medicare changing how it pays for hip, knee replacements
Starting April 1, hospitals in 67 areas will be held responsible for the results of the surgeries.
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Supreme Court sets stage for most important abortion case in two decades
Justices accept an appeal from abortion-rights advocates challenging a Texas law that imposed new medical regulations.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. obesity rates still climbing
And the rates for women have significantly passed those of men.