Health
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus
The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England's health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state's only medical school.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday – far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2022
Measles is ‘imminent threat’ globally, WHO and CDC warn
Nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic, global health officials said.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Unlike last two falls, COVID infections decline in Maine
The drop comes as hospitals are packed with RSV patients and facing a difficult influenza season.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
New Hampshire Republicans reject funding for adolescent sex education program
The existing program, which is not school-related, would have served nearly 1,000 young people in areas identified as having the highest teen birth rates in the state.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
CDC study: Omicron-specific boosters show modest benefit compared to earlier vaccines
The Biden administration's campaign to boost Americans ahead of an expected winter wave is lagging, with about 11 percent of people having gotten a bivalent booster.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2022
Maine health care nonprofit receives $9 million windfall from billionaire MacKenzie Scott
The Maine Health Access Foundation was the only Maine recipient in the latest round of gifts from the philanthropist, who is giving away much of her fortune.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
South Portland rally planned against flavored tobacco products
Opponents say flavored tobacco products are marketed to kids, hooking them on harmful and addictive substances.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
RSV, flu, covid and staffing shortages push some hospitals to capacity
The combination of a swarm of respiratory illnesses, staffing shortages and nursing home closures has sparked the state of distress visited upon the already overburdened health-care system.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
USDA proposes plan to keep COVID-era WIC expansion permanent
The update would add more whole grains, canned fish and non-dairy options to expand healthy food choices for pregnant women and children.
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