Health care
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
At the root of an epidemic in Maine: a prescription pad
Twenty years after Purdue Pharma introduced its pain medication, OxyContin, Maine lawmakers passed a bill that significantly stemmed the flow of pain pills into the state. A Sun Journal investigation found the new restrictions may have been too little, too late: A generation of Mainers were already grappling with substance use disorder and a growing illicit drug trade was ready to meet the demand.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
‘Get used to it’: COVID-19 outbreaks give taste of living with virus
The known infections likely reveal only the tip of the iceberg – with actors and politicians regularly tested at work.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Antiviral pills help usher in new phase of COVID-19 pandemic
Paxlovid, which is currently available only for those at high risk, is effective at preventing hospitalizations if taken soon after infection.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
Collins leads renewed effort to reduce costs of insulin
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., are seeking to craft a compromise that members from both parties could accept.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
U.S. House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Democrats seek wider bill
For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
If you got J&J vaccine, consider two mRNA booster shots, data suggest
A new study shows that 3 doses of a messenger RNA vaccine perform the best, while a Johnson & Johnson vaccine followed by a messenger RNA booster shot is next best.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 454 cases from weekend
Omicron BA.2, a subvariant that is more contagious and now the dominant strain nationally, makes up 10.4 percent of positive tests sampled in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Experts worry about how U.S. will see next COVID surge coming
The wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began, and monitoring has come a long way.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2022
Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 shots work for kids younger than 6
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Portland-based nonprofit is sending medical supplies to Ukraine
Partners for World Health is shipping medical supplies - that hospitals and other facilities would otherwise throw out - to relief organizations.
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