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PublishedAugust 16, 2017
New test appears promising for catching Lyme disease early
Current tests often miss the tick-transmitted infection in its first weeks; the new one looks to be 82% accurate.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2017
Largest U.S. drug benefits manager to limit opioids for first-time users
The program builds on an effort launched by Express Scripts in 2016 aimed at reducing dependency.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2017
In urban America, fentanyl-related overdose deaths rise nearly 600% in 2 years
The synthetic painkiller is often added to heroin, fueling deeper addiction and killing many users.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2017
Americans have apparently learned how to avoid lightning, so fewer are dying
Another reason is that we simply spend less time outdoors.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2017
CBO: Deficit would jump, premiums rise if Trump ends Obamacare subsidies
Projections say insurers would raise premiums by as much as 25% if the government ends payments for low-income patients.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2017
Togus official: Veterans hospital responsible for spike in opioid prescriptions in Kennebec County
Meanwhile, the veterans hospital says it has reduced the number of patients who take high doses of opioid painkillers as part of a national effort to reduce addiction.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2017
More companies self-insure workers to avoid rising health care premiums
Some businesses are saving money by dropping their insurance provider and paying employee medical claims themselves, but there are risks and it doesn't work for everyone.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2017
Powerful opioids suspected in rash of overdose deaths in Portland area
Anecdotal evidence of an overdose increase in the last two weeks raises suspicion that heroin is being mixed with drugs like fentanyl or carfentanil.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2017
Draft rules would impose age limit on over-the-counter naloxone sales
The Maine pharmacy board must still give final approval to regulations that would allow the overdose-reversing drug to be sold without a prescription.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2017
Portland wasn’t required to report MRSA infections at rec camp
The skin infections shouldn't cause serious harm if properly treated, public health officials say, and there are no requirements to report such cases either to state or federal health agencies.
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