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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Trump’s executive order could alter Maine insurance market
Some insurers and health care advocates fear the president's plan could lead to rising premiums in Affordable Care Act plans if young people seek out cheaper options, but the impact is hard to predict.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Somerset Public Health to receive five-year federal grant
The Drug-Free Communities Support Program is aimed at preventing youth substance abuse.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Trump to end federal subsidies that help low-income consumers buy health insurance
Halting the cost-sharing reduction payments could disrupt the Obamacare marketplaces, and so could an executive order he issued to expand access to skimpier coverage at lower prices.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
Portland psychiatrist with history of penalties is suspended over prescription practices
Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros is prohibited from practicing medicine for 30 days and may face additional sanctions in a state medical board proceeding.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
Ex-patient cites ‘excruciating’ pain, infection in trial of Lewiston oral surgeon
Jan Kippax faces a civil claim by a Minot man who spent 2 weeks in the hospital after his jaw became infected following tooth extractions.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2017
Gene therapy helps people with inherited blindness
The FDA will consider whether to recommend approval of the treatment, Luxturna, on Thursday.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2017
Innovative stroke-prevention surgery arrives in Maine
Implanting the so-called Watchman doesn't cure atrial fibrillation, but it prevents blood clots from forming.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2017
Loneliness is ‘epidemic,’ and work is partly to blame, ex-surgeon general says
In a new cover story in the Harvard Business Review, Vivek Murthy treats loneliness like a public health crisis, and the workplace as one of the primary places where it can get better – or worse
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PublishedOctober 3, 2017
Medicaid expansion – on Maine’s November ballot – divides business groups
Some see the referendum as a moral imperative that will benefit workers and, ultimately, the state's economy, but others anticipate tax increases to cover the costs.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2017
Waterville animal shelter closed because of feline distemper outbreak
Several cats, kittens have died because of the sickness, and shelter staff have put adoptions on hold.
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