The inpatient caseload is spread over an unusually wide number of hospitals, while Portland’s are remarkably quiet.
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FBI warns ransomware assault threatens U.S. health care system
What one expert calls ‘the most significant cyber security threat we’ve ever seen in the United States’ could further stress hospitals burdened by a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Three Sanford students given flu shots without parents’ approval
During a flu shot clinic put on by Northern Light Health Care, 3 students in the school district were administered a flu vaccine without proper consent.
Posted inHealth, Maine
KVCC to offer paid nursing class through partnership with Mid-Maine Regional Adult and Community Education
Students who enroll in the free course will be paid hourly and are guaranteed a job so long as they pass.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
U.S. hits all-time high for COVID-19 cases, and some hospitals are in crisis
The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Overdose deaths in Maine surged in first half of 2020
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says ‘the increased isolation of living through the pandemic’ is a contributing factor in the 27% increase over the second half of 2019.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
No d’Youville Pavilion residents test positive in COVID-19 outbreak
Employee testing continues this week after four workers connected to the facility tested positive.
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What are the treatment options for COVID-19?
There are several treatment options for COVID-19, and which one is best depends on how sick someone is
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Four workers test positive for COVID-19 at d’Youville in Lewiston
All residents and staff have since been tested, and the nursing home is awaiting those results.
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UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
This type of research, known as a human challenge study, is used infrequently because some consider the risk involved in infecting otherwise healthy individuals to be unethical.