They identify a hot spot on the virus where mutations in the genome occurred.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Supreme Court ruling boosts hospital stocks
The decision upholding a key portion of President Obama’s health care overhaul eliminates the prospect of a sudden influx of uninsured patients seeking care.
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Of Americans with HIV virus, 13 percent don’t know it
Health leaders want to lower the number of the undiagnosed to 10 percent, a goal that Maine may have reached.
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‘This was a good day for America,’ Obama says of wins on trade, health insurance
The president is shaping his legacy with the help of unlikely allies in Congress and the Supreme Court.
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Other legal challenges to health overhaul remain
At least four issues related to the Affordable Care Act still are being sorted out in the courts.
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Supreme Court ruling preserves Obamacare subsidies
The Supreme Court gives the Obama administration its second big health care win in a 6-3 ruling that upholds subsidies for health insurance.
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Advice on meningitis B vaccine falls short of proponents’ hopes
Parents of young victims had pushed for a broader recommendation.
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See the story of Brandon Anthony
The teenager from northern Maine suffered a stroke after a car accident, then went to Maine Medical Center for treatment.
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Doctor at Maine Med plumbs the brain to combat effects of stroke
New studies, including one involving the Portland hospital, prove the effectiveness of a surgical device that removes blood clots from the brains of stroke victims.
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Some expensive cancer drugs get low scores from doctors
U.S. oncologists aim to distill a single ‘net health benefit’ from complex statistics.