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Health Care

Published
October 10, 2016

As overdoses continue across region and state, Winthrop-area forum to focus on opiate addiction

The forum is meant to inform the public and also generate new ideas.
Published
October 10, 2016

Coke, Pepsi have teamed to fight health bills intended to reduce soda consumption

Big soda's tactics resemble those of tobacco and alcohol giants, according to an American Journal of Preventive Medicine study.
Published
October 10, 2016

Study ties exertion when mad or stressed to triple risk of heart attack

New research suggests there may be better or worse times to exercise, and that extremes can trigger harm.
Published
October 10, 2016

Health insurance costs are surging in Maine

The combination of the Affordable Care Act and Maine’s older population will push coverage rates to unprecedented highs.
Published
October 9, 2016

Augusta gets grant to fund anti-drug cop in elementary schools

The city's police chief said even students as young as those in elementary school are not immune to problems created by drug addiction.

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Published
October 7, 2016

Maine still has one of nation’s highest rates of unvaccinated kindergarteners

The latest national figures show Maine has the eighth highest rate of kindergarteners whose parents have opted out of vaccinations for non-medical reasons.
Published
October 3, 2016

Researchers say vaccines fight spread of Zika virus

Two vaccines prevent the pups of immunized female mice from becoming infected.
Published
October 2, 2016

Zika babies may have delayed defects

Health experts say problems can affect even babies not born with abnormally small heads.
Published
September 30, 2016

Good Night Lights bring ‘minute of magic’ in Providence

A nightly display of lights by strangers is a highly anticipated ritual for a Rhode Island children's hospital.
Published
September 30, 2016

Small Westbrook lab in race to help speed up testing for Zika

ViroStat hopes its antibodies will be chosen by diagnostic companies and lead to results in minutes rather than weeks, and benefit people in Third World countries.