House Speaker Sara Gideon’s bill would establish a payroll tax to support state-run insurance to cover the costs.
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Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 but remain at historic levels
Maine had 354 drug deaths last year, a 15 percent decrease from the record set in 2017.
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Study: Genetic test predicts middle-aged obesity risk
Even if you inherit a propensity for obesity, scientists say, you still have control over whether you are overweight.
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Scientists spur some activity in brains of dead pigs
Scientists restored some activity within the brains of pigs that had been slaughtered hours before.
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Panel endorses bill to require lead testing for children
If enacted, the proposal would require testing of all 1- and 2-year-olds in Maine to detect lead poisoning early in a child’s development.
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Telemedicine, walk-in clinics cloud role of family doctor
Some patients are dropping their family doctor as choices like telemedicine, urgent care centers and walk-in clinics grow.
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In health care debate, price control techniques weighed
Massachusetts lawmakers are zeroing in on prescription drug prices as part of their latest attempt to rein in soaring health care costs.
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2019 Kindergarten vaccination exemption rates by school
This data table lists the exemption rate from infectious disease vaccinations for kindergarten classes in Maine schools in the 2018-19 school year. If parents obtain an exemption for philosophical, religious or medical reasons, an unvaccinated child can be enrolled in school. Read story: Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill Read story: Hundreds pack […]
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Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee’s 8-5 vote on the bill to prohibit non-medical exemptions was on party lines, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposed.
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Maine reports its first pediatric flu death in 3 years
Federal health officials reveal that an unvaccinated child who lived in Washington County recently died from a flu-associated illness.