Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Updated COVID-19 guidance from CDC puts focus on preventing severe illness
The advisory signals that the nation’s top public health agency is continuing to shift from community-level efforts to steps to prevent severe illness.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine
The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
‘A huge chasm for folks’: Task force studying hospital violence lays out system’s complexities
The group studying the process to bring criminal cases against perpetrators of violence against health care workers held its first meeting this week.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Local coalition working to bring awareness to dangers of vaping
The use of e-cigarette and vaping products, such as Juul, “exploded” among middle and high schoolers during the pandemic, said the director of Healthy Androscoggin.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
New recovery-focused reentry home opening in Lewiston
The 18-bed home will open on Aug. 1 and will serve individuals with substance use disorders who are transitioning out of incarceration.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Hospitalizations continue to oscillate thanks to COVID-19 subvariants
The omicron subvariant BA.5 is the dominant variant in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand medical training opportunities in rural Maine
The $1.6 million will help expand medical provider training opportunities in rural Maine.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2022
Turner named in Lake Auburn lawsuit
Town Manager Kurt Schaub said that Lewiston naming Turner as a “party-in-interest” is more of a formality.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak at Schooner Estates under control, administrator says
A total of eight residents and staff members tested positive for the virus earlier this month, according to an administrator for the Auburn senior living community.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else
There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.
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