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Maine licensing boards caution doctors against prescribing unproven COVID-19 drugs
Two boards say that it would be ‘unprofessional conduct’ for doctors to prescribe chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin to themselves or family members, and that the drugs should not be prescribed for preventive purposes.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Front-line workers in Maine plead for more protective equipment
Groups representing Maine health care workers, firefighters and others called on the federal government and employers to make sure they are protected from coronavirus.
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The Virus Diaries: Losing sense of smell was only clue she had COVID-19
Sarah Dyer has recovered from the disease. But she wonders if she passed on the virus to others before she tested positive.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Wex announces layoffs, furloughs affecting 5% of its workforce
Business has slowed abruptly for the Portland-based payment-processing technology firm, whose CEO bought and sold thousands of company shares 2 days before the price started falling.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Union, Bath Iron Works agree to extend contract
The contract will be extended for a month while the nation is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inSports
Portland’s Old Port Half Marathon & 5K canceled
The popular event, scheduled for June 6, is likely to be held instead as virtual races. There are no refunds for the roughly 3,000 runners who have already registered.
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Relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up
The world’s biggest economy began issuing one-time payments this week to tens of millions of people as part of its $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Cuddledown making free masks for health care workers
The Yarmouth-based down bedding manufacturer and retailer has shifted some of its focus to manufacturing cotton masks for donation to Maine health care organizations.
Posted inSports
Post-pandemic PTSD? Lessons from a marathon bombing survivor
A Q and A with Bobby O’Donnell, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who is now a part-time paramedic transporting COVID-19 patients to hospitals in New Hampshire.