An Alabama court ruling raises questions for providers and patients, including whether they can freeze future embryos created during fertility treatment or if patients could ever donate or destroy unused embryos.
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Maine lawmakers consider requiring insurance to cover non-prescription birth control
A bill proposed following the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill also would apply to other non-prescription contraceptives such as condoms and the morning-after pill.
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Pandemic-era rules to ease access to common substance abuse treatment are made permanent
The rules make it easier for patients to take the opioid use disorder drug at home rather than having to travel to a designated clinic.
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Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws
Doctors in states with strict abortion restrictions say an increasing number of pregnant women are seeking early prenatal testing.
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Eastport Health Care expands to meeting growing demand Down East
With nearly $6 million in state and federal grants, the health center plans to double its footprint.
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Loophole leaves Maine patients vulnerable to hefty ambulance fees
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state’s largest insurance carrier still couldn’t avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
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In rural Utah, concern over efforts to use Colorado River water to extract lithium
A company’s plan in southeast Utah to extract lithium is adding to an anxiety familiar in this part of the arid American West: how the project could affect water from the Colorado River.
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Westbrook food service worker contracts hepatitis A
The Maine CDC urges staff and patrons who dined at Legends Rest Taproom or Paper City Barbecue in the past 3 weeks to contact their health care provider.
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State and Maine hospitals agree to improve MaineCare reimbursement rates
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Hospital Association announced the agreement Tuesday.
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As investors pile into psychedelics, idealism gives way to pharma economics
Dozens of psychedelic startup companies are racing to begin selling mind-expanding drugs for depression and other mental health conditions, riding a wave of promising research and media hype.