Health care

Published
October 26, 2013

Bingham brothers in medical school recognized for research, volunteering

Brandon and Tyler Giberson were recently recognized by the American Heart Association for their volunteer work and research on cardiac arrest at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Both brothers say they plan to return to central Maine one day to practice medicine.
Published
October 26, 2013

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz rolls into Iowa

He arrives fresh from his role in the standoff over health care.
Published
October 25, 2013

New health website boss says it’ll be fixed by December

The management is reorganized after the exchange is plagued by delays and errors.
Published
October 25, 2013

Designers of health care website: Full testing done far too late

Federal officials decided to ‘go live’ despite the brief test period, causing a chaotic rollout, a congressional panel is told.
Published
October 25, 2013

FDA seeks new rules for hydrocodone

The agency recommends restrictions on the highly addictive painkiller that mirror those for other narcotic drugs.
Published
October 25, 2013

Maine experts think website was doomed from start

Besides inadequate testing, the system for finding the best technology contractors is complicated and doesn’t work, they say.
Published
October 24, 2013

16 Maine hospitals receive top safety rankings

The Leapfrog Group rates hospitals annually on 28 safety measures.
Published
October 24, 2013

Designers of health care website: Full testing done far too late

Federal officials decided to ‘go live’ despite the brief test period, causing a chaotic rollout, a congressional panel is told.
Published
October 24, 2013

Northern New England telemedicine system hits milestone

The broadband network connects hospitals, community health centers and other facilities in primarily rural locations so they can share medical information.
Published
October 24, 2013

Let Mainers sign up for health insurance on our website, insurer says

That would help people avoid the troubled federal site, the company says, as it awaits a response from the U.S.

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