Health care
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PublishedJuly 22, 2016
Federal grant will help enhance autism services in Maine
The $2.2 million will be used to train 45 pediatricians, teachers, educators and other health professionals about autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2016
U.S. sues to block two mergers of large health insurance companies
Consumers and competition would suffer if Anthem takes over Cigna and Aetna absorbs Humana, antitrust regulators say.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2016
Maine CDC wants to limit what you can know about disease outbreaks
A year after the Portland Press Herald sued to get the names of schools with multiple chicken pox cases, the agency looks for more authority to deny records requests.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
Zika case may be first from mosquito bite in continental U.S.
Health officials in Florida say the patient has no apparent links to recent travel outside the U.S.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
Being developed at MIT: ‘Origami robot’ aims to capture swallowed items
The tiny, ingestible robot may also patch wounds or deliver medicine, its designers say.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
Starting today, you have to be at least 21 to buy tobacco in Portland
Stores that sell tobacco products must post visible notices where the products are displayed.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
Maine ad campaign gives grim ‘dose of reality’ on painkillers
Three TV commercials show a mother finding an unresponsive son, a girl slumped over at a party and a teammate passing a painkiller to an injured friend.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
Electroshock useful in fighting depression, FDA says
The agency finds the benefits outweigh the risks of memory loss in certain patients with profound depression.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
Medical mystery: Utah Zika caregiver gets virus
The unexplained case was discovered after a doctor noticed the caregiver's Zika-like symptoms.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2016
Candidates’ ages raise questions of health
The United States is about to elect one of its oldest presidents in November.
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