The U.S. will get less than half of Gilead Sciences Inc.’s worldwide donation of 1.5 million vials of its covid-19 medicine over the next six weeks.
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Veterans groups, government brace for surge in mental health needs
The Department of Veterans Affairs and its partner mental health providers have kept thousands of veterans in treatment during the coronavirus pandemic through telehealth appointments
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MaineHealth program helps jobless Mainers find health care and insurance
The health care system said it can connect patients with a range of options during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virus rampages across vast Navajo lands, close-knit families
The Navajo reservation spans three western U.S. states and has some of the highest rates of coronavirus in the country.
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Crescent moon photos for class of 2020 planned, when restrictions ease
Danie Connolly has come up with ideas for fun art.
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Farmers’ hopes for respite from Trump-era struggles fade amid pandemic
The health crisis has exposed an agricultural economy that, despite repeated injections of taxpayer support, finds many farmers under growing financial pressure.
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Hometown Heroes: Yarmouth Sewing Warriors come to rescue with face masks amid pandemic
The group, which has about 70 volunteers, has so far made at least 1,400 cloth masks.
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Disneyland Shanghai reopens to a new world of masks, distance
As Shanghai Disneyland opened Monday for the first time since late January, Walt Disney Co.’s hit song “A Whole New World” played in the background. And it was a very different world for guests required to stay six feet (two meters) apart in lines, wear masks and climb aboard rides half-empty to provide the space […]
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The Latest: Increased testing could make NFL season ‘feasible,’ Fauci says
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks there is no way the NFL season could begin soon amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately, the league has about four months to go before kickoff, at which point the federal government’s top infectious-disease expert thinks it is at least “feasible” that fans could see […]
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Portland High School medical clinic to partially reopen
PORTLAND — The Greater Portland Health clinic at Portland High School will operate on Wednesdays beginning May 13 for well care and behavioral health appointments and emergency dental services. Call 874-2141 for an appointment. No walk-ins will be allowed. The clinic will be open from 9 a.m. to noon for dental care and 1 p.m. […]