Health care
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine's top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Efforts to influence doctors used to happen more
Health organizations have started clamping down on the drug company practice, though it remains an issue.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
Final test results confirm Ebola vaccine highly effective
The first vaccine proven to work could help prevent spread of the disease that killed thousands in West Africa.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
Maine board puts South Portland doctor convicted of fraud on probation
Dr. Joel Sabean, who was convicted in November of tax evasion and unlawful distribution of drugs, will have to transfer his patients to other doctors and close his practice before surrendering his license.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
‘I believe in this,’ says founder of homegrown global health mission. So do many others
Partners for World Health, which sends discarded-but-usable medical supplies to people all over the world, is growing so fast that a donor bought the organization a larger facility.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Pregnancy can change parts of brain, new study shows
Researchers find hints that the brain alterations may actually help women prepare for motherhood.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Hospital doctor’s gender may influence patient’s chance of survival
A new study suggests patients treated by women doctors were more likely to leave the hospital alive.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2016
Local hospitals fret over local control in MaineHealth consolidation plan
The board of the state's largest health care network says operations would be more fair and efficient, but some network affiliates say local boards are in a better position to make decisions.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2016
Number of chubby tots, babies slimming down, study shows
The new results are unexpected, given rising rates earlier in the decade.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2016
Study: Rural mothers’ opioid use drives surge in affected babies
The rates correspond with women's use of the drugs during pregnancy.
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