Health
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
New Delhi chokes on its worst smog in three years
Already the world's most polluted major metropolis, conditions worsen in October, when wind speeds drop.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2019
Lewiston family sues DHHS over treatment of daughter’s autism
The state told the family that certain therapies in Brenna Kane's treatment plan are not allowed under Maine law and regulations.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2019
Naloxone underprescribed to high-risk patients, Maine researchers say
Maine Medical Center found that only 6 percent of high-risk patients were prescribed the anti-overdose drug when they visited clinics run by the hospital's parent company.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2019
State task force explores requiring water utilities to test for ‘forever chemicals’
Mandatory testing is one of dozens of recommendations that a task force is examining as it attempts to guide the state's response to the emerging chemical concern.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2019
Maine aims to test every toddler for possible lead poisoning
A new law requires screenings for every child at ages 1 and 2 in bid to catch lead exposure early and minimize the health impact it can have.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Most people whose deaths were linked to vaping used THC products, officials report
Even so, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials continue to recommend that people refrain from using all e-cigarette and vaping products.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Freeport doctor starts online clinic to fend off Lyme disease
The option is a way for Maine patients to have a tick bite evaluated for potential risk within 48 hours of the bite.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Bernard Fisher, pioneering breast cancer surgeon-scientist, dies at 101
He helped move the field away from radical mastectomies, a disfiguring procedure he deemed unnecessary. He helped introduce the idea that the disease can move through the body via the lymph system.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
New hospital emergency department in New Hampshire will focus on older adults
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plans eventually to use telehealth to expand to 4 other sites around the region.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
More choices and stable premiums for ‘Obamacare’ next year
Despite President Trump's best effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the program has stabilized 3 years into his term.
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