Health care
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PublishedJuly 24, 2015
European agency endorses first license for malaria vaccine
The vaccine protects only about one-third of the children vaccinated, but it could help reduce the huge impact of the disease, especially in Africa.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2015
Doctors tangle over comatose patient
Family members, doctors and the patient's wife struggle over ending the life of a Frenchman in a prolonged coma.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2015
Mainers will see modest increases in ACA health insurance premiums next year
Competition for patients and a strong number of under-35 sign-ups help keep the average 2016 hikes as low as 0.5%.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2015
Maine among states that cap costs of pricey prescriptions
Critics say such approaches bring financial relief to patients but fail to control spiraling prices set by drugmakers.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2015
More teen girls relying on morning-after pill, study finds
Affordability, increased availability and a leveling off of the decline in sex among youths are seen as factors.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2015
Memory impairment worsens faster in women, Alzheimer’s study finds
Researchers say larger prevention studies should start analyzing gender differences to see why women decline faster.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2015
Researchers link sleep to risk for Alzheimer’s
A study says poor sleep sometimes starts a 'vicious cycle' that causes damage.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2015
Cost of long-term care beyond reach for middle-class elderly
With a median bill for a nursing home's private room at $91,000 per year, many see their savings evaporate – and find few viable options.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2015
Fewer U.S. children think they’re overweight when they are
It's hard enough for kids to lose weight when they know they should. The difficulty increases when they don't.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2015
Insurer reverses its stance, will cover Waterville woman’s cancer treatment
Heather Black will get the proton-beam therapy her doctor says she needs to fight breast cancer.
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