Health care
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PublishedMay 2, 2019
If you haven’t had a measles shot since you were a baby, you might need another
Adults in their 30s, 40s and 50s who have had only 1 dose have slightly less protection than those who who have had booster shots.
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PublishedMay 1, 2019
Medicare for all? It’s complicated, budget office says
Congressional budget experts raise issues such as how to deal with millions of people who are now using insurance provided by an employer and how to budget for the new system.
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PublishedApril 30, 2019
Federal court rules Aroostook jail must provide inmate with opiate treatment drug
Tuesday's appeals court ruling upholds a judge's decision to require the jail to provide treatment to a Madawaska woman while she serves her 40-day sentence.
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PublishedApril 30, 2019
Maine Med to share federal grant that will get cardiac patients into research trials
About 200 Mainers will participate in national trials through a partnership on a $3.9 million grant with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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PublishedApril 29, 2019
Pingree, Golden vow to back Planned Parenthood’s efforts to fight ‘gag rule’
Planned Parenthood says it will have to turn down $400,000 in federal funds for women's health clinics in Maine if the courts uphold a Trump administration effort to limit abortion referral services.
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PublishedApril 29, 2019
U.S. measles cases top 700, with many illnesses among kids
Measles continues to spread in the US, with 22 states affected.
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PublishedApril 27, 2019
Genomics-based treatment aims to help hundreds of cancer patients in Maine
The sweeping clinical study led by The Jackson Laboratory offers targeted treatment that attacks cancer cells' DNA.
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PublishedApril 24, 2019
Trump administration rule could deny health care to transgender patients
Civil rights organizations fear a new rule being worked on by the federal Health and Human Services Department could remove nondiscrimination protections of the Affordable Care Act for LGBTQ individuals.
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PublishedApril 24, 2019
Critics take aim at plan to allow prescription drug imports from Canada
Pharmacists and others warn of unintended consequences in a bill that aims to reduce medication costs in Maine.
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
Divided House passes bill to end most exemptions to school vaccine requirements
The exemptions have allowed parents to avoid vaccinating their children against infectious diseases before they enroll in school, leaving Maine with one of the nation's lowest vaccination rates.
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