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PublishedJuly 2, 2016
MaineGeneral Medical Center handing out free Narcan kits to respond to opiate crisis
As part of the program, emergency department nurses are training friends and family members of potential overdose victims how to administer the drug.
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PublishedJune 30, 2016
Young Mainers show most dislike for Affordable Care Act in new poll
The poll also reveals that residents are evenly divided in their opinions of the health care law, but more are in favor than the national average.
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PublishedJune 29, 2016
Panel advises against annual pelvic exams 
for many women
A medical task force that advises the government says there's not enough evidence to support yearly, routine exams for women who are healthy and not pregnant.
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PublishedJune 28, 2016
FDA approves first pill to treat all forms of hepatitis C
Hepatitis C affects at least 2.7 million people in U.S. and caused more than 19,000 deaths in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedJune 28, 2016
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to pharmacies dispensing emergency contraception
The challenge was brought by a store in Spokane, Washington, owned by a religious Christian family that believes that use of such contraception is tantamount to abortion.
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PublishedJune 28, 2016
Foundation gives $5 million to fight lung cancer in Maine
The grant to Maine Medical Center from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation will be used to improve prevention, early detection and treatment of lung cancer.
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PublishedJune 22, 2016
Flu nasal spray vaccine fails again, health officials report
An expert panel recommends that doctors stop giving it to patients.
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PublishedJune 20, 2016
One free meal can sway doctors who prescribe drugs
'Doctors are human, and humans respond to gifts,' a physician says.
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PublishedJune 15, 2016
Premiums for low-cost Obamacare plans likely to jump next year
A sampling of markets, including Portland, finds premiums may go up an average of 11 percent, but there are ways to come in under that.
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PublishedJune 13, 2016
Rabies clinic set for Saturday in Augusta
After four cases of rabies were confirmed in raccoons in Augusta throughout the spring, the local humane society and city animal control division are working together to offer the clinic.
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