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02/25/2014
Emergency workers and family members could administer Narcan under proposed law.
Emergency workers and family members could administer Narcan under proposed law.
Emergency workers and family...
02/25/2014
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08/29/2013
Aug. 29--States have begun tackling an issue that has vexed employers, individuals and governments at all levels for years: trying to control the rapidly rising cost of health care. Maine has an especially difficult task because it ranks...
Aug. 29--States have begun tackling an issue that has vexed employers, individuals and governments at all levels for years: trying to control the rapidly rising cost of health care. Maine has an especially difficult task because it ranks...
Aug. 29--States have begun...
08/29/2013
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03/07/2013
An automatic aid medical transport agreement between Newport News and Hampton remains a goal, although it has been delayed by several months.
An automatic aid medical transport agreement between Newport News and Hampton remains a goal, although it has been delayed by several months.
An automatic aid medical...
03/07/2013
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10/23/2017
If the referendum is approved by Maine voters, the expansion would allow 70,000 residents to become eligible for medication-assisted treatment.
If the referendum is approved by Maine voters, the expansion would allow 70,000 residents to become eligible for medication-assisted treatment.
If the referendum is approved by...
10/23/2017
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03/16/2016
A wide variation on the number of drug overdose deaths depending on the county is confusing officials.
A wide variation on the number of drug overdose deaths depending on the county is confusing officials.
A wide variation on the number...
03/16/2016
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02/04/2016
CVS has announced it is offering naloxone over the counter in Ohio, the 14th state where the chain is selling the antidote without requiring a prescription.
CVS has announced it is offering naloxone over the counter in Ohio, the 14th state where the chain is selling the antidote without requiring a prescription.
CVS has announced it is offering...
02/04/2016
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08/23/2015
New England, especially New Hampshire and Maine, are seeing troublesome surges in use of the drug.
New England, especially New Hampshire and Maine, are seeing troublesome surges in use of the drug.
New England, especially New...
08/23/2015
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06/01/2014
Vinalhaven and other rural areas of Maine often suffer shortages in primary care, and the problem is expected to worsen in the coming decades unless action is taken, authorities say.
Vinalhaven and other rural areas of Maine often suffer shortages in primary care, and the problem is expected to worsen in the coming decades unless action is taken, authorities say.
Vinalhaven and other rural areas...
06/01/2014
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