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PublishedAugust 28, 2015
In surprising turn, Maine toddlers had nation’s highest vaccination rate in 2014
The coverage for seven vaccines protecting against 11 diseases reached 84.7 percent, a 16.7-point increase over 2013.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2015
Sanford addiction treatment clinic to close, blaming lack of state funding
Officials at Spectrum Health Systems say they cannot provide treatment for opioid addiction without more government support.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2015
Health problems linger for Ebola survivors
World Health Organization officials call the aftermath of the outbreak an emergency within an emergency.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2015
Waterville woman gets free hearing aids
Joyce Morisette, a retiree on a fixed income, became the second recent local recipient from the Beltone Hearing Care Foundation.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2015
Central Maine business briefs
Voisine appointed CMO at Community Health Options; Alexis joins Franklin Health Behavioral Services; Aunt Gin's restaurant opens in Whitefield.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2015
Discovery of how obesity gene works ‘a big deal’
Solving the mystery may change attitudes toward the obese and lead to entirely new treatments beyond diet and exercise.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2015
Maine’s high court rules that state can vaccinate a child against parent’s wishes
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds a lower court decision that the state can vaccinate a child despite the objections of a mother who does 'not believe in viruses.'
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PublishedAugust 13, 2015
Maine loses again in bid to restore Riverview Psychiatric Center’s certification
A judge affirms that the DHHS missed the deadline to appeal the federal termination, so the state may have to repay tens of millions of dollars.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2015
UNE researchers pursue substitute for addictive painkillers, a factor in the heroin epidemic
If they can identify a drug that offers relief without the dependency, fewer people may get hooked on prescription pills and turn to cheaper, illegal opiates.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2015
With overdoses on the increase in Maine, a role for the public awaits
A Portland woman volunteers her help after a traumatic brush with drug abuse, and a small-town police official says 'we can't stand idly by' as addiction ruins more lives.
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