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Health care

Published
June 23, 2015

Some expensive cancer drugs get low scores from doctors

U.S. oncologists aim to distill a single 'net health benefit' from complex statistics.
Published
June 18, 2015

Bangor-based data network links 300th health care facility

Sebasticook Family Doctors in Newport joins the New England Telehealth Consortium.
Published
June 16, 2015

Brunswick’s Parkview hospital files for bankruptcy

Parkview Adventist Medical Center will close its emergency department and acute inpatient care departments on Thursday for a planned merger with Mid Coast Health Services of Brunswick.
Published
June 16, 2015

Cigarette smoking kills 345,962 Americans each year

Researchers say their findings show further controls are needed to bring down mortality rates.
Published
June 16, 2015

Privacy concerns arise over federal storage of health data

The vast scope of information and the lack of a plan to destroy old records discomfits many.

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Published
June 16, 2015

MaineCare cuts imperil addicts seeking treatment

With eligibility requirements tightened for the state's Medicaid program, more people are caught in the revolving door of short-term detoxification.
Published
June 15, 2015

Right-to-die bill may come up for vote in Maine Legislature’s final week

Maine could become the sixth state to allow a dying patient to be prescribed a lethal drug.
Published
June 10, 2015

Press Herald pressing Maine CDC to identify schools with chickenpox outbreaks

A public records request seeks disclosures to keep Mainers informed about the highly infectious disease, so they can take steps to protect themselves
Published
June 9, 2015

New drugs for cholesterol may get OK

The breakthrough is especially promising for patients who can't tolerate statins.
Published
June 9, 2015

Study: For-profit hospitals are expensive

All but one of the top 50 most expensive hospitals on the list are for-profit.