Health care
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PublishedMay 5, 2016
Scientists develop robots that can stitch you up better than a surgeon
The project is a 'baby step' toward an autonomous machine operating on people – but under human supervision.
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PublishedMay 5, 2016
Sixth Maine health center gets federal grant
Pines Health Services in Caribou receives $1 million.
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PublishedMay 3, 2016
Medical errors may be third-leading cause of death, researchers say
The analysis by two Johns Hopkins Medical School doctors finds that such errors may account for 251,000 deaths a year, almost 10 percent of the total deaths in the United States.
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PublishedMay 3, 2016
Leading expert to speak at hospice conference in Portland
Registration for Dr. Diane Meier's talk is closed, but Hospice of Southern Maine will show a video of her presentation at six community forums in the coming months.
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PublishedApril 28, 2016
Significant premium increases expected under Affordable Care Act
Maine's largest provider faced higher claims last year, and says rates will rise in 2017.
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PublishedApril 28, 2016
Supporters rally to save public health clinic in Portland
City Manager Jon Jennings has proposed closing the city-run clinic and moving services to a nonprofit provider.
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PublishedApril 20, 2016
Life expectancy dips a bit for white women in U.S.
Some recent reports have shown rising suicide and drug overdose death rates for white women – particularly middle-aged ones.
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PublishedApril 18, 2016
Pancreas cell transplants can aid high-risk diabetics
Researchers plan to seek an FDA license to use the therapy in a small number of Type 1 patients.
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PublishedApril 17, 2016
New drug proves effective in melanoma trial
More than a third of advanced-melanoma patients had double the survival rate typical of the disease.
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PublishedApril 17, 2016
In the midst of the opioid epidemic, patients ditching pharmaceuticals for medical marijuana
While there's little research on whether cannabis effectively relieves pain, many in Maine embrace the drug and advocates say it's a legitimate part of the solution.
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