Health care
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PublishedOctober 28, 2014
Prescription drug overdoses called ‘substantial’ burden
A study of emergency room visits points to opioids in 68 percent of overdoses treated.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2014
Maine health officials expect Fort Kent nurse to comply with in-home quarantine
LePage administration says it will take 'appropriate action' if Kaci Hickox, who had been working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, doesn't abide by quarantine.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2014
Thayer Center for Health opens doors to public
A $16 million renovation has converted Thayer Hospital into the state's largest outpatient facility.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2014
Urging calm, Maine Med displays Ebola readiness
The hospital is adding isolation rooms to handle infectious diseases and tightening procedures to ensure the safety of workers and the public.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2014
Ebola fears ease as 51 seen at risk are released in Dallas County
If 116 others who were exposed show no illness by Nov. 7, the county will be deemed free of the deadly virus.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2014
CDC revises guidelines to protect health care workers from Ebola
Organizations representing the workers said the previous guidance was confusing and inadequate, and health care workers felt unprepared.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2014
Riverview patient charged in three attacks on mental health workers
Ismail Mohamed Awad, 25, who is from the Portland area, says his behavior is a result of overmedication and begs not to go to jail.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2014
More Maine school kids do without vaccinations
Maine ranks fifth in the nation for kindergartners whose parents have opted against immunizing them against childhood diseases.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2014
Obamacare re-enrollment period starts next month
Consumers will have until Dec. 15 to pick a new plan and be enrolled by Jan. 1.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2014
Ebola ‘not a terribly infectious disease’
At least so far, nearly 50 people exposed to Thomas Eric Duncan have not fallen ill.
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