Health care
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PublishedDecember 13, 2018
ACA sign-ups in Maine appear to be down as deadline for 2019 nears
Republican moves to undercut the Affordable Care Act may be the cause, but another reason may be that more Mainers are just keeping their current plans.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
Photos from the past: 100 years ago, Mercy Hospital opened for patients in a deadly flu epidemic
Originally called Queen's Hospital, the Portland health care institution has been a passion project of the Sisters of Mercy.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2018
Kidney donated by Maine mother gives everyone involved a gift
Wendy Littlefield needed a way to honor the daughter she lost in 2010. Along came a 12-year-old girl from Auburn.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2018
Brain-eating amoebas kill woman who used tap water in neti pot
Doctor warns this could happen again.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2018
Maine increases payments to providers treating opioid use disorder
Treatment experts applaud the move, but say it took the LePage administration too long to make significant investments in expanding treatment, given the severity of the opioid epidemic.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2018
Scarborough hospice project receives major donation
Construction is set to start next spring on a hospice center that will address growing demand for end-of-life care in southern Maine.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2018
More patients expected as more doctors sign on to treat opioid use disorder
A Maine Medical Association campaign to coax more primary care doctors to offer medication-assisted treatment has paid off, but Medicaid expansion will test Maine's capacity to meet the demand.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
U.S. urged to send experts into Ebola hot zone
U.S. experts have been sidelined for weeks, ordered away from the region because of security concerns.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2018
Suicide, overdose rates driving U.S life expectancy down
Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, according to the CDC.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2018
Younger school entry could set stage for ADHD diagnosis
Researchers find the rate of diagnosis is a third higher in August-born kids than in September-born kids.
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