health care
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Health care workers protest vaccine mandate in Augusta
Nearly 400 people, many in scrubs, lined both sides of State Street in front of the Maine State House to protest the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 or have a medical exemption.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Our View: Don’t delay vaccine mandate for Maine health care workers
There are too many health care workers who come into contact with too many vulnerable people to wait any longer.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Maine Voices: Variant’s spread makes COVID vaccination more urgent
Being inoculated mitigates delta’s impact and keeps it from spreading, says a Maine doctor after the virus hits home.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2021
Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy
Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Maine health care advocates cheer legislative victories
But their satisfaction at securing new MaineCare dental benefits, an insulin safety net and higher pay for direct care workers is tempered by failures to ban flavored tobacco and rein in drug prices.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
Commentary: The Alzheimer’s mistake by the FDA is already getting worse
Now drugmaker Eli Lilly is pushing forward with another unproven treatment on the basis of limited evidence.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
Commentary: I voted for Trump, but Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan will be my lifeline
I’m a Maine veteran who works two jobs, and I can’t afford the home care my wife desperately needs. The president’s bills will help us and millions of people like us.
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PublishedJune 20, 2021
Controversial new Alzheimer’s drug gives patients in Maine hope
The treatment developed by Biogen could slow its progression, but health professionals and researchers are divided on whether the FDA was right to approve it.
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PublishedJune 20, 2021
The Maine Millennial: Father’s Day wish for dads – take care of your health
Your kids care about you, and they want you to care about yourselves.
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