health care
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Maine Med receives $11 million NIH grant to study metabolic diseases
The overall goal of the program is to reduce obesity, osteoporosis and diabetes – all metabolic diseases common in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2017
Trump administration’s cuts to ACA outreach will damage enrollment efforts in Maine, experts say
Nonprofits in Maine are braced for a 40 percent cut in federal grants that help states get people signed up for insurance.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2017
MaineGeneral Medical Center’s billing fiasco an irritant for patients
Though the Augusta hospital has apologized for a 'technical' error that led to 9,700 inadvertent collections notices, a consumer advocate says that it should not be up to patients to fix the hospital's mistakes.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2017
Eastern Maine Healthcare System gets mixed reviews from credit rating agency
S&P reaffirms its BBB rating after Moody's downgraded it to junk bond status.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2017
Our View: President Trump spurns proven anti-drug strategies for tough talk
As overdose deaths soar in Maine and nationwide, he squanders an opportunity to make a real difference.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2017
Our View: Portland deli video shows end result of broken system
The upsetting encounter in Maine's largest city is the by-product of a statewide lack of mental health and addiction treatment.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2017
Another View: Removing harmful genes in vitro presents critical frontier
Bioethics of selective breeding must catch up with its science so we have time to zero in on thorny issues.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2017
Our View: MRSA infections in Portland are wake-up call to public
The incident at a city rec camp has been contained, but we should all know what to do to protect ourselves.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2017
Maine Voices: Raising legal age to buy tobacco ultimately will help fight opioid crisis
The use of nicotine leads to brain changes that can result in a higher risk of addiction to other drugs.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2017
Commentary: Denial of football’s concussion issue rivals denial of climate change
A new report confirms what we know but choose to ignore: The sport is just too hard on the brain.
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