health care – Page 87 – The Portland Press Herald

Eastern Maine Healthcare System gets mixed reviews from credit rating agency

by Staff report August 16, 2017August 17, 2017

S&P reaffirms its BBB rating after Moody’s downgraded it to junk bond status.

by The Editorial Board August 9, 2017August 9, 2017

As overdose deaths soar in Maine and nationwide, he squanders an opportunity to make a real difference.

by The Editorial Board August 6, 2017August 4, 2017

The upsetting encounter in Maine’s largest city is the by-product of a statewide lack of mental health and addiction treatment.

by Los Angeles Times August 5, 2017August 4, 2017

Bioethics of selective breeding must catch up with its science so we have time to zero in on thorny issues.

by The Editorial Board August 4, 2017August 3, 2017

The incident at a city rec camp has been contained, but we should all know what to do to protect ourselves.

by Dylan McKenney Special to the Press Herald August 1, 2017July 31, 2017

The use of nicotine leads to brain changes that can result in a higher risk of addiction to other drugs.

by John M. Crisp Tribune News Service August 1, 2017July 31, 2017

A new report confirms what we know but choose to ignore: The sport is just too hard on the brain.

by The Editorial Board July 31, 2017July 30, 2017

The closure of school-based care centers around Maine is just the latest in a series of questionable decisions.

by Rebecca Boulos Special to the Press Herald July 29, 2017July 28, 2017

Last year’s dismantling of 27 health coalitions leaves some of our most vulnerable people at risk.

by Juliet Eilperin, Kelsey Snell, Sean Sullivan The Washington Post July 28, 2017July 28, 2017

The latest effort fails when Sen. John McCain votes with Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski against the president and Republican leaders.