Health care
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
U.S. move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
The decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
The CDC updated COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Here’s what you need to know
The new guidelines are an attempt to reduce the risk of transmission while minimizing the disruption to people’s daily routines.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
After taking last year off, the flu is back in Maine, but off to a slow start
In Maine and nationally, the dominant strain appears to be particularly virulent, but this year's influenza vaccine appears to be a good match for it, said Dr. Dora Anne Mills, MaineHealth's chief health improvement officer.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Maine EMS panel narrowly approves recommendation to continue trauma patient transfers to CMMC
Trauma Advisory Committee directs review of EMS Trauma System Plan.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
State legislatures in U.S. poised to act on abortion rights
Republicans are looking to introduce bills modeled after the new Texas law while Democrats want to staunchly protect reproductive autonomy.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Judge rejects Oklahoma’s legal challenge to National Guard’s vaccine mandate
The Oklahoma governor and others argues that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin overstepped his constitutional authority by subjecting the National Guard to a vaccine requirement.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
New emergency department caps Mercy Hospital’s multi-year consolidation
Patients and staff will move from the 80-year-old downtown Portland hospital to Mercy's Fore River medical complex next week.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Augusta’s MaineGeneral Medical Center looks to expand services, rebuild workforce in 2022
The pandemic resulted in some of the hospital's greatest challenges in 2021, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Healthy, boosted people unlikely to suffer severe omicron infections, early data shows
However, millions of Americans, particularly the unvaccinated, remain vulnerable to more serious disease from the most transmissible coronavirus variant to date.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Fears that omicron surge could cripple essential services spurred new quarantine, isolation rules
Health officials worried that the volume of expected infections could leave tens of thousands of Americans unable to work.
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