Health care
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Cumberland-based SAD 51 latest to be hit by illness
The district for Cumberland and North Yarmouth is holding remote classes for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade on Tuesday because of a surge in illness affecting 270 of its 2,100 students.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2022
Fauci slams ‘lowlife’ trolls threatening his wife, children over COVID policy
Anthony S. Fauci, a public face of the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, said he's alarmed by the harassment of his wife and children.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe
A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Health officials warn that Maine is facing a potent flu season
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said all 16 counties are seeing 'a sustained increase in flu activity,' and reported cases and hospitalizations have both climbed steeply over the past couple of weeks.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Cumberland County receives public health grants
The grants will be used for initiatives targeting tobacco use, substance use disorder and obesity.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Face masks may return amid holiday ‘tripledemic’ of COVID, flu and RSV
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Influenza cases in Maine doubled in the last week
Maine recorded 1,720 new cases of influenza during the week ending Dec. 2, and flu-related hospitalizations nearly quadrupled from the previous week, going from 17 to 63.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5
Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids
About 30 million people in the United States deal with hearing loss, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But only about 20% of those who could use a hearing aid seek help.
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