Health care
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon
The abortion pill will only be available in a few states to start.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
Most people have some degree of immunity to the coronavirus from past vaccinations or infections. And many people are not following the 5-day isolation guidance anyway, some experts say.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
Abortion opponents have pushed laws in at least 15 states based on the idea that an embryo should have the same rights as a person.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
MaineCare continues to deal with a cybersecurity breach that is disrupting prescriptions
Pharmacies have been authorized to fill covered prescriptions for up to 30 days until the state's Medicaid pharmacy claims system is restored.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Maine nursing homes say more state funds are needed to prevent closures
A new coalition of care providers and advocates is asking for $31 million in state funding in this year's budget.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Maine panel seeks help for National Guard members exposed to harmful chemicals
Agent Orange and other powerful herbicides were used near the Gagetown military base in New Brunswick starting in the 1960s.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
Westbrook man files malpractice lawsuit against Mercy Hospital after leg amputation
Jeffrey Kelley claims it all started when he was scratched by fish fins in a bag of trash he collected from outside the president's office at Southern Maine Community College.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
How an Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are children could affect IVF
In vitro fertilization offers a possible solution when a woman has trouble getting pregnant.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Alabama hospital pauses IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
An Alabama court ruling raises questions for providers and patients, including whether they can freeze future embryos created during fertility treatment or if patients could ever donate or destroy unused embryos.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’
A new therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration supercharges the immune system to kill a kind of skin cancer, opening the door to targeting common tumors.
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