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Health care

Published
October 20, 2020

Four workers test positive for COVID-19 at d’Youville in Lewiston

All residents and staff have since been tested, and the nursing home is awaiting those results.
Published
October 20, 2020

UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial

This type of research, known as a human challenge study, is used infrequently because some consider the risk involved in infecting otherwise healthy individuals to be unethical.
Published
October 20, 2020

Sanford Medical Center opening psychiatric center to help ease shortage

Some patients needing mental health crisis beds have to wait days or weeks to get served in Maine.
Published
October 16, 2020

Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?

Flu vaccines protect against seasonal influenza, not the coronavirus — but avoiding the flu is especially important this year
Published
October 15, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases at Rumford mill

Since its outbreak started last month, the ND paper mill has had 24 cases. One person died.

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Published
October 15, 2020

Young, healthy people may have to wait until 2022 for vaccine, top WHO scientist says

Any vaccine that is ready next year will be available in limited quantities, with health-care workers and others on the front lines having first priority.
Published
October 1, 2020

High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’

A record number of flu vaccine doses are on the way, between 194 million and 198 million for the U.S. alone.
Published
September 30, 2020

UMaine System under fire for changes to retirees’ health coverage

University officials say the new insurance will save $2.5 million a year and expand benefits, but lawmakers, unions and retirees want them to reconsider it.
Published
September 30, 2020

New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication

The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state's higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.
Published
September 29, 2020

Prominent Maine doctor sues elder care operator, claiming retaliation, discrimination

Dr. Jabbar Fazeli was medical director of a group of assisted-living facilities that he says mistreated him for being Muslim, then dismissed him for disagreeing with its treatment practices.