AUGUSTA — Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax is not off the hook yet. Though the Maine Board of Dental Practice determined last month that the longtime dentist had not violated professional standards of care in his treatment of five patients who filed complaints, the board is leaving the door open to hearing more cases. The […]
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Bill would require meningitis vaccines for middle and high school students
AUGUSTA — It has been almost 15 years since Jerry Greenwell Jr., a lively 23-year-old with a bright future, woke up with what seemed like the flu. His condition worsened quickly as rashes appeared on his legs and his ability to walk vanished. In no time, he was at the emergency room in critical condition. […]
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Dr. Jan Kippax cleared of remaining charges by dental board
AUGUSTA — After five days of testimony spread across three months, Maine’s dental overseers Friday threw out the remaining charges against Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax. James Belleau, the attorney for Kippax, credited members of the Maine Board of Dental Practice for listening to the evidence, especially the testimony of two experts who backed Kippax, […]
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Rita Dube: Fighting cancer with medicine, faith
LEWISTON — After mammograms and tests in January, Rita Dube was stunned to hear the word “cancer” over the phone. “For two hours I was numb,” she said. “I sat in my chair looking out at the ocean. We just bought this place. We just moved to Bailey Island.” Dube, 75, is a Lewiston native […]
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Maine dental panel may throw out case against Jan Kippax
AUGUSTA — More than a decade ago in South Dakota, a state professional standards board suspended an eye doctor’s license because he falsified patients’ records. Dr. John Huff appealed the panel’s decision, which concluded he was “dishonorable, unethical and unprofessional,” hoping a court would overturn the move. His case led to a ruling that legal […]
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FDA approves digitally enhanced medication
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that can track whether patients have taken their medicine. The Abilify pill was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002 to treat schizophrenia, and the sensor technology was approved for marketing in 2012. The FDA said in a statement […]
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Mainers may get a chance to vote on 'Death with Dignity' measure
A proposal to allow physician-assisted suicide may wind up on the ballot for Mainers to decide. Backers of the Maine Death with Dignity Act, which fell short in the Legislature, plan to launch a petition drive to collect enough signatures to allow a referendum on the issue. The lead applicant, end-of-life consultant Valerie Lynn Lovelace […]
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Drug crisis pushing up death rates for almost all groups of Americans
The opioid epidemic that has ravaged life expectancy among economically stressed white Americans is taking a rising toll among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, driving up the overall rate of premature death among Americans in the prime of their lives. Since the beginning of this decade, death rates have risen among people between the ages […]
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Maine medical marijuana bill allows for lab testing and hospital access
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would give immunity from state law to hospitals that allow nonsmoking marijuana for patients who need it. The bill, LD 726, also defines in law what incidental marijuana is, including nonflowering plants or plant byproducts that have not yet been processed into medicinal products. […]
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Animal Tales: The art of animal acupuncture
TURNER — Scooby didn’t seem to mind the acupuncture needles. Three were inserted around his head, then four, then five. One on the side of his back leg. Another at the base of his neck. The 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever panted serenely, then leaned against his owner, Michelle Emerson, for a scratch behind the ears. […]