It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Politics
Task force calls for reforms to regulate hidden hospital fees
A group, formed in response to a Press Herald investigation, recommends changes to Maine law to address often confusing and frustrating hospital billing practices.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Getting a dental X-ray? A new recommendation says you don’t need a lead apron
The nation’s largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead aprons and thyroid collars on patients who are getting dental X-rays.
Posted inHealth
Autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there’s a clue why.
Tens of millions of Americans have an autoimmune disorder, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and more. About 4 of every 5 patients are women.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine’s new CDC director is expanding public health workforce, access, mission
Six months into her tenure, Dr. Puthiery Va has brought on more public health nurses to improve access to disease prevention programs.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates down or flat
It continues to have a disproportionate impact on gay and bisexual men but is expanding in heterosexual men and women, and increasingly affecting newborns, too, CDC officials say.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Influenza cases remain steady in Maine
Maine has not seen the high levels of flu cases recently reported in other parts of the U.S.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They’re a safety net under stress
The clinics serve as a critical safety net in every state and U.S. territory for low-income people of all ages.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
St. Mary’s hospital seeks state funds to cover part of its financial deficit, fund new program
The funding could mean the difference between the hospital expanding the type of behavioral health services it offers and closing behavioral health programs.