Starting in July 2020, the rate of sudden infant deaths began rising, and researchers noted a ‘pronounced epidemiologic shift’ in the deaths between June and December 2021.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
After 304 days in the ER, Bingham girl finally gets a home
Abby Bedard, 13, spent 10 months at the Redington-Fairview General Hospital emergency department – a stay that highlights the shortage in Maine services for children with disabilities.
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Posted inElection 2024, Health, Nation & World, News, Politics
Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with GOP
The former first lady, whose book ‘Melania’ hits shelves Tuesday, writes in the memoir that women must have the right to decide whether they want to have a child or not.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
U.S. school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising
All U.S. states and territories require that children attending child care centers and schools be vaccinated against a number of diseases, allowing exemptions for certain medical conditions. Most states also permit exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Humana plunges as Medicare star rating cut threatens revenue
Medicare Advantage quality ratings for the company dropped, meaning a big drop in revenue from bonus payments.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Cancer patients in rural Maine continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine Machias to offer new nursing program via UMaine Augusta partnership
The Downeast Nursing Track will allow students to earn a bachelor’s in nursing from the Augusta college while going to school in Machias.
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Senators press pharmaceutical CEO on why weight loss drugs like Ozempic cost less abroad
Weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic sell in Europe for a fraction of what they cost in the United States – a pattern that is typical for brand-name prescriptions.
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Severe obesity is on the rise in the U.S.
It’s too soon to know whether new treatments for obesity, including blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound, can help ease the epidemic.