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PublishedJuly 12, 2019
Maine health officials looking for links in 6 cases of Legionnaire’s disease
The CDC is trying to determine whether there are any connections between the cases in the Bangor area, including one in which the patient died.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
After setbacks, Trump shifts plan to lower prescription drug costs
The president is now focusing on congressional efforts aimed at helping people on Medicare and younger generations covered by workplace plans.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Effort to increase Medicaid patients’ access to opioid treatment is threatened
A provision in federal law designed to control costs – called the upper payment limit – is creating an obstacle.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
A peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit
NIH scientists seek people willing to have their brains scanned as they try to kick opioids, to see how addiction medicines may help healing.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Lawsuit seeks to invalidate Obamacare, creating new uncertainty about health coverage for millions
A federal appeals court in New Orleans is convening Tuesday to hear arguments in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the law.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Maine Med’s move to end training with live animals follows national trend
Maine Medical Center had been one of only a dozen hospitals nationwide that used live animals for training in emergency medicine, a practice that has declined sharply in the last 15 years.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2019
Federal funds will boost Maine youth suicide prevention, including for tribes
Native American populations are among those targeted, and support will extend to broader programs across the state.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2019
Republican lawmakers and Mills spar over nursing home funding
The legislators criticize the governor for delaying action on a funding bill, but the Democrat says it would have set reimbursement rates too high to qualify for federal matching funds.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2019
New community center opens in Lewiston for people recovering from addiction
The REST Center in Lewiston provides a place to socialize and train for jobs.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2019
Maine Medical Center agrees to stop using live animals to train doctors
The hospital's use of live animals in its Emergency Medicine Residency Program was questioned by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
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