Health care
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2018
Antiabortion activist resigns HHS family planning job
Teresa Manning has spent much of her career fighting abortion.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2018
Hearing set Thursday on bill to restore state funds for health centers
The emergency bill would provide $600,000 for this school year and the school year starting this fall.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2018
Maine’s not immune: Health officials say state now has ‘widespread’ cases of the flu
Through Jan. 6, Maine had reported 768 cases, most of them the most virulent strain, according to the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2018
Maine-based health insurance coop sues federal government for second time
Community Health Options is seeking $5.7 million in reimbursements promised under the Affordable Care Act.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Trump administration opens door to work requirements for Mainers who benefit from Medicaid
The move pleases Gov. LePage because Maine has asked the government if it can make benefits dependent upon having a job, training for one, volunteering or doing community service.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Number of drug-affected babies born in Maine declines for the first time in over a decade
The decrease to 952 cases in 2017 came after a long period of increases coinciding with rising opioid use, but treatment experts say the epidemic still has the state firmly in its grip.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2018
Study suggests ibuprofen may be disruptive to male hormones
Concentrated doses appear to cause hypogonadism, a condition linked to infertility, in young, healthy men.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2018
Lyme disease vaccine sees only plodding progress
The FDA has approved clinical trials for one vaccine, but it will likely be years before a product goes to market to prevent a disease that affects at least 30,000 people in the U.S. each year.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2018
Maine researchers explore link between climate change and Lyme disease
Academic and health care investigators are learning more about the complex web of factors driving the expansion of tick habitat, including global warming.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2018
ACA bills that Sen. Collins tied to her vote for tax overhaul could be delayed longer
It's not clear when Congress might get to the two measures Collins sought as an offset to the impacts of the tax reform bill, which eliminated the mandate that all Americans have health insurance.
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