Waterville’s Inland Hospital has been named a top rural hospital by the group four times in the last five years.
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CDC: Circumcision benefits outweigh risks
These are the first federal guidelines on circumcision, a brief medical procedure that involves cutting away the foreskin around the tip of the penis.
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Maine companies unsure of Obamacare effect as some mandates approach
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce held a forum Tuesday in Augusta for businesses to learn about what to expect from the Affordable Care Act in 2015.
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Is there anything that aspirin can’t do? Well, maybe
A study shows aspirin may not prevent first heart attacks or first strokes.
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Riverview patient plans to sue state for $1 million
Arlene Edson was pepper sprayed while she was naked, alone in her room and not threatening employees, according to an investigation at the Augusta mental hospital.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
China opens Ebola center in Liberian capital
Liberia is a close trading partner with China, which has pledged $81 million to aid West Africa’s fight against the disease.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Study says 70 percent of Americans with HIV don’t have disease in check
Younger people are more likely not to have HIV under control, the CDC says.
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Mainers with disabilities to gain Medicaid services in lawsuit settlement
The state has settled the class-action lawsuit filed last year on behalf of people with autism and intellectual disabilities who were waiting for services.
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Outspoken critic of Obamacare helped to turn LePage against state exchange
Michael F. Cannon predicted that relying on a federal exchange instead would force Congress to revisit the law.
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Togus VA system probed over allegations of shortcuts, omissions
An October memo by a federal watchdog agency outlines allegations that, if proven, would link Maine for the first time to issues similar to those at veterans hospitals nationwide.