Health care
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PublishedAugust 12, 2018
Details of proposed Bangor psychiatric home being kept secret
Correct Care's push to prevent full disclosure comes as the LePage administration remains silent on the governor's latest plan.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2018
Short-term health plans coming to Maine won’t cover pre-existing conditions, or much else
Authorities say the latest effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act will likely raise costs and generate more medical bankruptcies.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2018
Staffers are fleeing as central Maine hospital system is roiled by turmoil
About 80 of Central Maine Healthcare's 300 doctors left in the past fiscal year, and its three hospitals all issued votes of no confidence in its top executive this summer.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
Many who think they have penicillin allergy are wrong – and that can be dangerous
Alternative antibiotics are more expensive and can put your health and the health of others at risk.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Expanded opioid treatment program lauded by Reps. Pingree and Joe Kennedy
The medication-assisted treatment offered in Biddeford by MaineHealth is one of eight locations in a program that will be move into Portland next year.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
National summit on aging targets Maine, home to nation’s oldest, most rural population
Eradicating isolation on the outskirts of America is the focus of a national gathering of elder advocates and other experts in Portland this week.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
Two Franklin County commissioners oppose joining lawsuit against opioid makers
The lawsuit alleges that the drugmakers bear some blame for the addiction crisis that has ravaged Maine and other states.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
Filtered selfies drive many to seek cosmetic surgery, doctors say
Experts worry that 'Snapchat dysphoria' will exacerbate low self-esteem and trigger a serious mental illness.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
You might not have to give up (lean) red meat, study shows
No one's arguing for fat-marbled meats, processed meats or meats chargrilled to a crisp on the barbecue, which carry known health harms.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C
Their new organs are working fine thanks to medication that got rid of the virus, researchers report.
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