Health care
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PublishedAugust 31, 2015
LePage administration may press for another psychiatric center
A separate facility for criminally insane patients may be the only way to restore Riverview’s U.S. certification, a top official says.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2015
Fewer Maine parents opt out of vaccinations for kindergarten-age children
The state reports the second-largest drop nationally in the percentage of kindergarten-age children who were not vaccinated last year.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2015
In surprising turn, Maine toddlers had nation’s highest vaccination rate in 2014
The coverage for seven vaccines protecting against 11 diseases reached 84.7 percent, a 16.7-point increase over 2013.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2015
Sanford addiction treatment clinic to close, blaming lack of state funding
Officials at Spectrum Health Systems say they cannot provide treatment for opioid addiction without more government support.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2015
Second cancers are on the rise; 1 in 5 U.S. cases is a repeat
Strange as it may sound, this is partly a success story: More people are surviving cancer and living long enough to get it again.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2015
Health problems linger for Ebola survivors
World Health Organization officials call the aftermath of the outbreak an emergency within an emergency.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2015
Between eye surgeries in Haiti, Rand Paul talks 2016 challenges
The senator's standing in the Republican field has suffered in the last year since Donald Trump's rise.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2015
Earliest detection of breast cancer poses treatment quandary
A new study of one indicator suggests a need to strike a balance between being overly cautious and overtreating.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2015
Discovery of how obesity gene works ‘a big deal’
Solving the mystery may change attitudes toward the obese and lead to entirely new treatments beyond diet and exercise.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2015
FDA: Firm failed to report medical scopes’ problems
In 2012, 16 patients were infected by the Olympus Corp. devices recently linked to deadly bacteria outbreaks.
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