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Health care

Published
July 30, 2015

Maine woman’s obituary highlights loved ones’ efforts to raise awareness of heroin addiction

Coleen Sheran Singer's ex-husband acknowledged that her choices played a role in her death, but also laid blame on society and Gov. Paul LePage.
Published
July 30, 2015

Maine Planned Parenthood says clinics don’t donate fetal tissue from abortions for research

But the Maine Right to Life Committee, which opposes legalized abortion, says it wants an investigation into how clinics in New England states handle fetal tissue.
Published
July 30, 2015

Maine health insurance co-op is only one of its kind to earn profit last year

Most of the co-ops established under the Affordable Care Act struggled financially, federal audit shows.
Published
July 29, 2015

U.S. health-care costs expected to climb

Government forecasts say expanded insurance coverage under Obamacare, an aging population and rising demand will squeeze society's ability to pay.
Published
July 24, 2015

European agency endorses first license for malaria vaccine

The vaccine protects only about one-third of the children vaccinated, but it could help reduce the huge impact of the disease, especially in Africa.

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Published
July 23, 2015

Doctors tangle over comatose patient

Family members, doctors and the patient's wife struggle over ending the life of a Frenchman in a prolonged coma.
Published
July 23, 2015

Mainers will see modest increases in ACA health insurance premiums next year

Competition for patients and a strong number of under-35 sign-ups help keep the average 2016 hikes as low as 0.5%.
Published
July 22, 2015

Maine among states that cap costs of pricey prescriptions

Critics say such approaches bring financial relief to patients but fail to control spiraling prices set by drugmakers.
Published
July 22, 2015

More teen girls relying on morning-after pill, study finds

Affordability, increased availability and a leveling off of the decline in sex among youths are seen as factors.
Published
July 22, 2015

Memory impairment worsens faster in women, Alzheimer’s study finds

Researchers say larger prevention studies should start analyzing gender differences to see why women decline faster.