Health care
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PublishedJune 22, 2024
Violent, unstable and wanting a gun: Farmington family struggles to help their teenage son and protect others
As the teen approaches 18 and the age for legal gun ownership, his family continues to look for answers to his mental illness.
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PublishedJune 19, 2024
Colombian family’s genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer’s
Scientists' findings point to novel ways of fighting the mind-robbing disease – if researchers can unravel how a single copy of a very rare gene variant offers at least a little protection.
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PublishedJune 18, 2024
Maine urged to raise wages for home health aides, long-term care workers
The Maine Center for Economic Policy recommends that health support workers be paid at least 140% of minimum wage, or $19.80 per hour.
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PublishedJune 18, 2024
Number of Americans without health insurance dropped by one-quarter over 5 years
In 2023, 25 million Americans of all ages were uninsured, down from 33.2 million in 2019, according to preliminary survey results released Tuesday by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
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PublishedJune 18, 2024
This law is a lifeline for pregnant workers even as an abortion dispute complicates its enforcement
Many women confronted employers who didn't know about the new law, misunderstood its scope or simply refused to comply, according to a report.
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PublishedJune 17, 2024
Medicare study tracks lost opportunities to treat overdose survivors
People on Medicare who survived a drug overdose were much more likely to later receive opioid painkillers than medication to treat addiction – and some went on to die of an overdose.
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PublishedJune 17, 2024
Fewer Maine babies are being born with substance exposure. No one’s sure why
Hospital data show the lowest figures in a decade, but officials say changes in reporting could be skewing the results.
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PublishedJune 16, 2024
Mainers unable to find caregivers for all authorized home care hours
One care coordination agency had more than 750 people approved for home care who had no help at all, with demand expected to grow.
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PublishedJune 14, 2024
Advocacy group says underutilized mental health statute could have prevented Lewiston shooting
Members of the National Shattering Silence Coalition, including former state legislator John Nutting, have urged the commission investigating the shooting to promote expanding use of Maine's progressive treatment program.
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PublishedJune 13, 2024
Lewiston Area Public Health Council hears information on HIV numbers
There has been a modest increase in HIV diagnoses in Androscoggin County this year compared to the yearly average for the past five years.
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