The proposal drew significant debate in the Legislature this session as well as opposition from out-of-state Republican attorneys general who called it ‘constitutionally defective.’
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Madison residents, officials object to planned clinic offering methadone
Acadia Healthcare is under contract to buy 2 Old Point Ave., the former Taylor’s Drug Store, where it plans to open a behavioral health clinic offering medication-assisted treatment and other services.
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Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes increases
After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years.
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The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall
The main sticking point involves access to vital information about new threats that may emerge – and to the vaccines and medicines that could contain that threat.
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Biden sees $35 price cap for insulin as pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut
The price cap for Medicare recipients was part of the Inflation Reduction Act. When it passed in 2022, it was scaled back by congressional Republicans to apply only to older adults.
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Maine lawmakers approve slimmed-down version of hospital facility fee bill
The measure now goes to Gov. Janet Mills, who has not yet taken a position on the bill.
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A blood test to detect cancer? Some patients are using them already.
These new cancer detection blood tests – about 20 are in various stages of development – measure cancer ‘signals,’ which are biological substances shed by cancers such as fragments of tumor DNA.
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Weedkiller manufacturer seeks to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer
The maker of popular weedkiller Roundup is turning to lawmakers in key states to try to squelch legal claims that it failed to warn about health risks.
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St. Mary’s hospital in Lewiston to close oncology practice
St. Mary’s Health System has cut back on staff and services over the last few years amid significant financial deficits.
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York Hospital worries about losing funding because of rate reforms in Maine’s budget
On Friday, Democratic leaders in the Legislature said they had agreed to protect the hospital through fixes in the supplemental budget. But more votes are still to come.