Health care
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PublishedApril 16, 2018
Organs from drug deaths easing transplant shortage
Researchers say patients fare as well or slightly better with organs of overdose victims.
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PublishedApril 16, 2018
Study finds drug boosts lung cancer survival rate
Merck's Keytruda, when prescribed with standard chemotherapy, cut the risk of dying in half, compared to chemo alone, after nearly a year.
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PublishedApril 14, 2018
Doctors keep licenses despite sexual abuse
Punishment for abusive doctors often consists of a short suspension paired with therapy.
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Sanford schools report outbreak of whooping cough, a stubborn public health problem in Maine
At least 6 cases of pertussis are reported at the city's primary school and junior high school and parents are being warned to get booster vaccinations for their children.
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
New definition for Alzheimer’s may help speed up diagnoses
Scientists are proposing that the disease be based on biological signs, rather than symptoms, as biological signs can show up 15 to 20 years before symptoms.
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Giant U.S. health system to study gun violence
Kaiser Permanente says it will begin by investing $2 million in research into a problem that has a huge effect on its patients.
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Maine Senate upholds veto of bill protecting Obamacare
The bill would have allowed children younger than 26 to remain on their parents' health insurance policy even if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act.
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Democrats advance bill to partially fund Medicaid expansion
The $10.4 million funding measure would pay for 103 jobs to administer program benefits at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
Legislature votes to spend $6.6 million more a year to help uninsured in opioid struggle
The as-yet-unappropriated funds are intended to ease access to medication-assisted treatment for up to 500 Mainers, but now it's up to Gov. LePage.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Sen. Collins says she’s not giving up on fixes for Affordable Care Act
The Maine Republican, however, says she's not optimistic that such measures will be considered by Congress this year.
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