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Health care

Published
October 7, 2017

Patrick Dempsey envisions Lewiston-Auburn as ‘center for health and wellness’

The actor, in town for his Dempsey Center fundraiser, says the area should work to become a health care hub.
Published
October 7, 2017

Trump reaches out to Democrats in bid for health care talks

Democrats say they are willing to hear his ideas, but scrapping the Affordable Care Act is a nonstarter.
Published
October 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
Published
October 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.
Published
October 2, 2017

Nobel Prize in medicine surprises researcher now living in rural Maine

Jeffrey C. Hall and 2 others are recognized for uncovering the workings of our 'biological clock' through the study of fruit flies.

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Published
September 30, 2017

Lewiston dentist testifies in his own defense to rebut patients’ complaints

Dr. Jan Kippax rebuts claims by patients that he acted unprofessionally.
Published
September 29, 2017

Lewiston dentist fights patient’s accusation he was ‘ripping teeth out’

More than 180 separate complaints are filed by against Dr. Jan Kippax by 18 patients.
Published
September 28, 2017

State approves Maine Medical Center’s plan for $512 million expansion, renovation

The project, the most extensive in the hospital's history, would begin in 2018 and be done in 2022.
Published
September 28, 2017

ACLU argues MaineCare should pay for abortion coverage

A Superior Court judge hears arguments on whether MaineCare funding for pregnancy services that doesn't also include abortion coverage interferes with a woman's right to choose.
Published
September 27, 2017

Obamacare rates set to rise as Trump’s opposition fuels turmoil

In many states, insurers face a deadline of Wednesday to lock in their rates for next year under the Affordable Care Act, and some are announcing double-digit increases.