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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul is drafting a new health care plan to replace the ACA
The Kentucky Republican said he'll propose helping people pay for medical bills through tax credits and health savings accounts.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2017
Maine’s largest insurer under Affordable Care Act says long-term plans depend on Congress
The Trump administration's vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act has created uncertainty for all health insurers.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2017
ACA repeal would jeopardize addiction treatment for about 8,300 Mainers, researchers say
The loss of coverage in the state would come amid an opioid crisis in which an average of one person a day dies from an overdose.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2017
Smoking costs world $1 trillion annually
Of the global revenue from tobacco taxes of $269 billion in 2013-14, less than $1 billion was invested in tobacco control, a new report finds.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Maine seventh-graders will need a new vaccine next school year
Forty-seven other states already mandate a booster shot for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, the last of which has surged in the state.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2017
Mainers are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
Enrollment may surpass the 2016 total by 10 percent, even as Donald Trump and Congress prepare their repeal effort.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2017
Boy born to Winslow family early Sunday morning marks the first birth at MaineGeneral in 2017
The mother, father and grandmother were all excited about the New Year's Day birth,
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PublishedDecember 28, 2016
Study: Fish oil taken late in pregnancy may cut kids’ asthma risk
It's not clear why this is so, but one theory is that fish oil lowers inflammation, which can tighten airways.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine's top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
Final test results confirm Ebola vaccine highly effective
The first vaccine proven to work could help prevent spread of the disease that killed thousands in West Africa.
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