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Health care

Published
November 2, 2015

Dentists Who Care for ME annual event set for Friday

Free services will be offered by dentists in Biddeford, Buxton, Damariscotta, Lisbon Falls, Portland, Scarborough, Skowhegan, South Portland and Yarmouth.
Published
November 1, 2015

Rising prices, politics challenge health law’s 3rd sign-up season

The uninsured – a rate of about 9 percent – will be tougher to enroll.
Published
October 31, 2015

E. coli investigation looks at Chipotle restaurants in Northwest

Three people in Oregon and 19 people in Washington became sick after eating at the chain, officials say.
Published
October 31, 2015

New Maine website gives patients tools to compare hospital costs

The Maine Health Data Organization's comparemaine.org site could encourage competitive pricing and help prevent 'sticker shock.'
Published
October 30, 2015

Medicare will now pay physicians  to help plan end-of-life care

Doctors and health groups backed the voluntary counseling that could take place at regular office visits.

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Published
October 28, 2015

World Health Organization’s bacon-bashing study is a scare tactic, some say

Comparing meat to cigarettes? Cue the carnivorous critics – but many agree on the need for moderation.
Published
October 26, 2015

World Health Organization says processed meats cause cancer

The findings by an international research panel, which also says red meat probably causes cancer, are sure to be controversial.
Published
October 26, 2015

Meat warning questions and answers

Here's what the new meat warning means for your diet.
Published
October 25, 2015

Maine Med lab grows tiny part of a kidney, makes a big scientific advance

A Scarborough team's research eventually could change the way kidney disease is treated and save thousands of lives.
Published
October 23, 2015

Maine company’s medical devices to be featured in televised brain surgery Sunday

The equipment produced by FHC Inc. of Bowdoin is used in deep brain simulation procedures that can reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases.