Health clinics from around the state are participating in a 12-month pilot program to develop and maintain low barrier opioid use disorder treatment programs.
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Maine’s child welfare ombudsman tells lawmakers: ‘We need to do something different’
Christine Alberi, the independent watchdog over the Office of Child and Family Services, told lawmakers Wednesday that ‘deep-seated problems’ persist even as investigations continue into the state agency responsible for child welfare.
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Maine’s COVID-19 infections keep climbing as virus spreads among the unvaccinated
Two hospitals serving parts of the state with lower vaccination rates have seen the number of patients with the virus spike to the highest levels since the pandemic began.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine Medical Center Research Institute to study whether blood pressure medication can help prevent osteoporosis
The institute was awarded a $2.4 million grant for the four-year study.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Pfizer asks FDA to approve COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Clinics race to vaccinate newly eligible children as school outbreaks, cases remain high
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the pandemic is at a ‘high plateau’ and elevated case counts are likely to continue.
Posted inHealth, News, Perspective
Want to make sure your child is fully vaccinated for the holidays? Here is what to know.
Health experts stressed the most important thing is to get vaccinated as soon as possible – adding partial vaccination still offers some protection ahead of holiday gatherings.
Posted inFranklin, Health
October was the deadliest month of the pandemic for Franklin County
Seven residents died last month, the same number as from all of 2020.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Vaccine rollout for children 5 to 11 underway, nursing home outbreak grows to 70
Ten residents of Rumford Community Home have died thus far as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak that began last month.