Health care
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
‘Time for our state to recover’: Mills signs order to combat opioid crisis
The governor orders the purchase of 35,000 doses of overdose-reversing naloxone; integration of medication-assisted treatment into the criminal justice system; and creation of a statewide network of 250 recovery coaches.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Bill calls for 4 mental health centers to be alternative to emergency rooms
The National Alliance on Mental Illness backs the measure calling for four ‘assessment centers’ for stays as long as three days.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
State dismisses remaining complaints against Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax
The dismissal means that, in three years of investigations and hearings, the state never found a single instance to show the longtime dentist did anything improper.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Protesters rally at State House as lawmakers seek solution to ban on CBD products
More than 100 people turn out to protest the state's removal order, and Democratic Rep. Craig Hickman of Winthrop introduces a bill to legalize sales of cannabidiol in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2019
Chronic pain given as top reason for using medical marijuana
A study published in the journal Health Affairs analyzed data from 15 states among the 30 that have medical marijuana programs.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2019
Supreme Court puts off decision on restrictive Louisiana abortion law
The law requires any physician providing abortion services to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the procedure.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2019
Vietnam veteran feels displaced by shutdown of Togus VA outpatient dialysis center
A temporary shutdown of the outpatient center occurred after the sudden departure of its nursing staff.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Vaccination exemptions backfire in Oregon measles outbreak
At least 43 people in Washington and Oregon have fallen ill in recent weeks with the extraordinarily contagious virus.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Panel unanimously backs Jeanne Lambrew’s nomination to lead DHHS
The Cape Elizabeth native says she is focused on rebuilding weakened programs in areas such as child protection, public health and rural mental health.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Almost half of U.S. adults have heart or blood vessel disease
The American Heart Association said Thursday that more than 121 million adults had cardiovascular disease in 2016.
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