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PublishedAugust 19, 2016
New Maine rules would close methadone clinics, doctors say
The LePage administration's proposals would require more counseling for patients and limit medication levels.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Researchers unveil new, nonaddictive compound for pain
Testing in mice indicates that PZM21 is one of the most promising compounds yet.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2016
Waterville council approves $37.6 million municipal, school budget
Councilors rejected a proposal from chairman John O'Donnell to restore $250,000 in school spending, a proposal Mayor Nick Isgro said would prompt him to veto the budget again.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2016
Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2016
New studies shine light on mysteries of the human placenta
Zika's birth defects have brought into focus the need to learn how a healthy placenta works.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2016
Proposal would cut disparity in access to liver transplants
At present, it's more difficult to get donated livers in some areas of the country than it is in others.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2016
Health insurance co-op sues federal government, says it’s owed $22.9 million
Community Health Options says a program to cover higher-than-expected costs under the Affordable Care Act hasn't helped offset losses incurred in 2015.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Farmington Planning Board gives go-ahead for Woodlands ‘memory care’ center
Waterville-based Woodlands Senior Living plans to develop a 36-bed assisted-care residence for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease on Knowlton Corner Road.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2016
Physician-assisted suicide grows as population ages
More states consider laws that would allow people to end their lives, but the idea faces heavy opposition.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2016
Insurance companies clamping down on overprescribing of opioids
They will warn about doses that are too high, investigate evidence of doctor shopping and set goals for reducing prescriptions.
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