Health
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
‘Another storm coming’: WHO warns of omicron surge in Europe
The agency's regional director says it will push health systems to the brink.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
Prominent Maine dentist was removed from association prior to his suicide
Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, 50, died by suicide on Aug. 23, a day after he lost his post on the Maine Dental Association.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
How Maine lost control of coronavirus and became a national hot spot
With the virus raging across interior parts of the state, hospitals are already under stress as holidays, winter and the omicron variant lie ahead.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
Physicians who prescribe the drug, mifepristone, will have to certify that they can provide emergency care to deal with its potential side effects, including excessive bleeding, FDA officials said Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
Pressure builds against doctors peddling false virus claims
At least a dozen regulatory boards recently issued sanctions against some doctors, but many of the most prolific promoters of COVID-19 falsehoods still have unblemished medical licenses.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
Fenix cancels rest of ‘12th Night’ run because of COVID-positive cast member
The play opened Dec. 8 and was scheduled to run through Saturday at Stevens Square Community Center in Portland.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Number of ICU patients climbs to new record as state reports 1,383 more infections
The National Guard and federal health care workers have been deployed to help Maine's strained hospitals.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Delivery of free at-home COVID-19 tests possible in Maine if federal program expands
New Hampshire delivered 800,000 tests to people's homes in 24 hours as part of a federal pilot program that has quickly run out of funding.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Pfizer says booster of its COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against omicron
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said that while 2 doses may not be strong enough to prevent infection, lab tests showed a booster increased by 25-fold people's levels of antibodies capable of fighting off omicron.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
U.S. vaccine demand grows amid omicron concerns, booster eligibility expansion
In October, about a million shots a day were being administered. In the past three days, the numbers have exceeded or neared 2 million.
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