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Lisa Jarvis: Five key questions about Medicare’s new drug pricing
After months of speculation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (known as CMS) has finally released the list of medicines that will be subject to the agency’s new price-negotiating powers. The list should give the public hope that — assuming legal challenges from drugmakers are defeated — the program could yield significant savings and […]
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Commentary: Biosolids facility is a stopgap to Maine’s PFAS crisis, not a solution
Our state should seize a unique chance to flip this crisis into opportunity – and serve as a leader in technologies for addressing PFAS.
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Lingnau has all the right moves going and keeps a few cards hidden under her billowing skirts in ‘The Empress,’ J.P. Devine writes
Directors Florian Cossen and Katrin Gebbe give us an historical fantasy, full of diddling with that history, but still playing out in a glorious and glossy setting. Shot in Germany, where everything, outside of the big towns, is summer, verdant and lavish. “The Empress” is full of beautiful gardens, and people playing people who weren’t […]
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Douglas Rooks: Labor on the cusp of revival
Since Democratic President Grover Cleveland signed the law proclaiming Labor Day in 1894, the holiday’s significance as a unique American observance has waxed and waned. Lord knows it’s time for a revival and one might — just might — be here. There are signs. President Biden is the first self-proclaimed friend of labor in the […]
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Commentary: The pandemic that coronavirus uncovered
In many people, long COVID may actually be ‘long Lyme,’ and better diagnosis and treatment of both diseases are vital – especially in Maine, with the nation’s highest Lyme rate.
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Lisa Jarvis: Brain-to-text technology is about more than Musk
Two new studies published simultaneously in the journal Nature document a leap forward in the race to teach computers to translate brain signals into text. It’s an exciting development in a field that is attracting millions in investment, including to Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, Neuralink Corp. But to turn these discoveries into viable commercial products, […]
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Gregory Thom talks about upcoming Grateful Floyd concert in Madison
Over the years, I’ve covered a fair amount of tribute acts and although the Not Fade Away Band isn’t a Grateful Dead tribute, the five members of this seacoast New Hampshire group formed out of a mutual fondness for the music created by that legendary jam band. A few years back, I chatted with […]
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Commentary: Maine’s business leaders must be mindful of back-to-school pressures
September is a challenging month for parents of school-age children. Employers would do well to take that into account.
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Lisa Jarvis: Women are drinking more alcohol and it’s killing them
New data show that more U.S. women are dying from alcohol than ever before. Public health authorities need to adopt more effective strategies to help women realize when their drinking is a problem. Considering the many marketing messages pushing a “rosé all day” lifestyle, that campaign will be an uphill battle. But exposing the dangers […]