Tag: treatment

Maine health clinics to develop low barrier opioid use disorder treatment program

November 15, 2021 Sharika Soukup

A collaboration between seven community health clinics with more than 30 locations across the state are working together to make treatment for opioid use disorder easier for Mainers to access. Starting Nov. 18, Penobscot Community Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center with eight locations in the Bangor area, and the Maine Primary Care Association…

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Insurance companies are now asking COVID-19 patients to share in the cost of their treatment

September 14, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The financial cost of remaining unvaccinated ⁠against COVID-19 is rising. Health insurance providers are now asking people who contract the disease to share the cost of treatment, which can get expensive if it requires a lengthy hospital stay. Early in the pandemic, most private insurers waived cost-sharing for patients under their plans or even covered…

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Your Cancer Answers: How do you transition to a healthy lifestyle after cancer treatment? | Health, Medicine and Fitness

September 14, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Question: How do you transition to a healthy lifestyle after cancer treatment? After cancer treatment, it is normal to want to start new and make healthy changes in both diet and exercise. However, with all of the information available out there, it can be confusing knowing which foods to eat, which foods to avoid, and…

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