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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 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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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
More than half of all flu cases reported this season are from last week
There have been more than 1,650 influenza cases reported to the Maine CDC since early October, with nearly 860 reported last week.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
COVID deaths skew older, reviving questions about ‘acceptable loss’
The pandemic has become a plague of the elderly, with nearly 9 out of 10 deaths in people 65 or older.
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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 18, 2022
Rumford Hospital temporarily upping security, suspending visits due to threats
There is no concern or threat to the public, the Rumford Police Department chief said Friday.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
State’s top health officials encourage Mainers to stock up on at-home COVID tests ahead of holidays
Every Maine household is eligible to receive a free, at-home COVID-19 test kit every month. Each kit contains five rapid tests.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Steve Littleson takes over as president of Bridgton, Rumford hospitals
Littleson is taking over for Peter Wright, who stepped down last week.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
U.S. home births rise during pandemic to highest level in decades
Increases were seen across races and ethnicities, although home births were much less common among Hispanic women than others.
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