Health care
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PublishedMay 5, 2023
With COVID-19 public health emergency ending, Maine CDC website to stop updating vaccination numbers
The state will still update COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations and deaths.
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PublishedMay 5, 2023
Maine child tests positive for measles – state’s 1st case since 2019
The state is working to notify anyone who might have come into contact with the unidentified child.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Birth control pills aren’t available over the counter in U.S. That could change.
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a daily contraceptive to be sold over the counter.
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PublishedMay 2, 2023
MaineGeneral Health names Nathan Howell as new president
Nathan Howell, a graduate of Colby College in Waterville and president of MaineHealth’s Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, will become the hospital system's new CEO and president July 1.
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls
An unprecedented nationwide review of the 84 million enrollees over the next year will require states to remove people whose incomes are now too high for the federal-state program.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Central Maine Healthcare, St. Mary’s end mask mandates
The healthcare system will convert to a mask optional organization effective May 1.
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PublishedApril 24, 2023
North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions
Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation Monday banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Northern Light Health drops universal masking policy in medical facilities
The move by Maine's second largest health care network comes as the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 has dropped to the lowest level since August 2021.
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug
The Biden administration and pharmaceutical companies defend the drug as safe and effective, and warn of chaos for women and providers if Texas court-ordered changes take effect.
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