Health care
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
COVID-19 levels hold steady in Maine
Maine saw a drop in case counts and hospitalizations from a month ago, but numbers have leveled off over the past week.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
MaineCare coverage for new mothers extended to 12 months
Currently, Medicaid's postpartum coverage expires after 60 days, but effective Aug. 1, it will last for a full year after birth.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Fauci tests positive for virus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms
Dr. Anthony Fauci is experiencing mild symptoms and will return to work when he tests negative.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
FDA advisers move COVID-19 shots closer for kids younger than 5
The panel of outside experts vote unanimously that the benefits of Moderna’s shots outweigh any risks for children under 5 – that’s roughly 18 million youngsters.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Is monkeypox a health emergency? Experts to decide if outbreak a global threat
Declaring monkeypox to be an international health emergency would give it the same designation as the COVID-19 pandemic and mean that the normally rare disease is a continuing threat to countries globally.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Maine reports uptick in COVID hospitalizations
Infections, however, are still trending downward.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
FDA advisers consider Moderna’s COVID shots for older kids
If the advisory panel endorses the shot and the FDA agrees, it would become the second option for those children, joining Pfizer's vaccine.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Maine Med videographer wins regional Emmy award for COVID film
Charlie Berg's brief film recognizes the efforts of ICU nurses struggling to care for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients during a virus surge last summer.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
New fast-spreading COVID strain detected in Maine
The state says it has detected the first infection with omicron BA.4, 1 of 2 subvariants currently concerning health officials and now spreading through the United States.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine, with one of the highest cancer rates in the country, is struggling to attract oncologists
Finding young physicians willing to move to Maine, especially to rural areas, is next to impossible, some providers say.
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