Health care
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Maine’s pandemic death toll passes 2,000 while COVID hospitalizations drop to 4-month low
As Maine hospitalizations drop below 200 patients for the first time since October, the state reports 53 additional deaths from a review of vital records.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Maine Med emergency department nurses to protest ‘workplace violence’
A union official says, ‘They have been kicked, hit, spit upon and concussed at the hands of patients.’
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
U.S. pregnancy-related deaths climbed in 2020, with Black women most affected
A federal report does not include reasons for the trend and researchers said they have not fully examined how COVID-19 might have contributed.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Lawmakers face pressure to pass mental health legislation
The pandemic exacerbated the nation’s already disturbing mental health concerns.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Pressure eases on Maine hospitals as patient counts continue to drop
Hospitals are beginning to ease pandemic restrictions, and South Portland and Brunswick rescinded indoor mask mandates this week.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Is omicron leading us to herd immunity against COVID?
Early hopes faded for several reasons, experts say.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
COVID-19 shots found unlikely to prompt inflammation in children
A new analysis shows that vaccines are unlikely to trigger multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a rare complication in kids who have had COVID-19.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Wastewater tests show COVID-19’s continuing decline in Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations also are down, more than 50% since the January peak.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
Overwhelmed by uncertainty, families with kids under 5 are on a vaccine roller coaster
Parents of children younger than 5 say they feel forgotten and left behind, watching others reclaim normalcy while they stay at home with kids who are too young to be vaccinated.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
COVID hospitalizations in Maine cut in half since omicron peak last month
As of Monday, 216 people were hospitalized with the virus in Maine, the lowest total since Nov. 9.
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