Financial and other disincentives make it ‘a lot to ask,’ but recent progress that includes more funding for medication-assisted treatment offers signs of hope.
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Cancer death rate down 25 percent since 1991
The decrease is attributed largely to reductions in smoking and improvements in the early detection and treatment.
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Presque Isle police report 5 heroin overdoses in 4 hours
A Facebook post by the police department warns heroin users to seek help ‘at the earliest possible moment.’
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Leading Republican wants special panel of legislators to tackle Maine’s opioid crisis
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester calls for a unified solution ‘to a problem that is killing more Mainers every day.’
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Scientists expect warmer water will taint more oysters
The problem is rare in New Hampshire and Maine, but will likely become a bigger problem.
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Maine workers use fitness trackers to plug in to healthier habits
The watch-like devices spark competitions among employees, but are they just the latest fitness fad?
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Converting paper records to digital files a slow, difficult process
The absence of shared definitions and translations have stalled benefits of electronic medical records.
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Maine’s flu season is off to its earliest start in at least 10 years
The disease typically doesn’t appear in the state until October or later, but the Maine CDC is already reporting four cases.
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Cancer ‘moonshot’ panel names top 10 ways to speed research
One of the most significant initiatives calls for the creation of a network to offer comprehensive genetic profiling of patients’ cancerous tumors.