Health care
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PublishedMarch 6, 2018
Genetic testing company gets OK to report cancer risk to consumers
For now, the decision applies only to breast cancer risk tied to three gene mutations, a step forward that comes with 'a lot of caveats.'
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PublishedMarch 6, 2018
Opioids no better at relieving chronic pain than common painkillers, study finds
The study is significant because it's the first randomized trial that demonstrates you do not need opioids to treat common chronic pain.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2018
Oral surgeon asks Maine dental board to drop charges
Dr. Jan Kippax has been able to practice for nearly a year despite 18 allegations of mistreatment.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2018
For the past 11 years, Maine nurse has treated lung cancer patients – now she is one
What Amy Richard first dismissed as a cough transformed into a diagnosis that will change her life forever.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2018
Uber drives deeper into health care market
Uber Health will handle rides set up by health care providers and then bill that business directly.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2018
Three new flu deaths in Maine, but data indicate cases on decline
Flu is notoriously unpredictable, however, so there could be another surge.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2018
Justice Department to target opioid manufacturers, distributors
The Trump administration will file a statement of interest in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2018
As overdose deaths soar, LePage says he’s adding treatment beds at Windham prison
But some Democrats say they haven't seen detailed plans for additional treatment beds.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2018
Universal home care proposal gets enough signatures to appear on Maine ballot
The proposal would pay for hiring a home health worker to care for an elderly or disabled loved one whose relatives work full time.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2018
Maine Medical Center, ambulance provider to pay $1.4 million to settle claims of improper Medicare billing
The hospital will pay $600,000 and North East Mobile Health Services will pay $825,000 to resolve government allegations that the ambulance service billed for trips that were medically unnecessary.
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