Drug overdose deaths have taken thousands of lives in the last roughly 25 years in Maine, also having ripple effects on the loved ones of those who died.
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How Maine drug overdose deaths have increased in the past 25 years
Deaths continue to rise despite the wide availability of Narcan.
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Updated COVID-19 vaccine rolls out at Maine pharmacies
There has been an uptick in reports of new COVID-19 infections through most of the summer.
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Maine granted $7.3 million for prenatal and postpartum home health care visits
The funds can provide Mainers with home visits from nurses, social workers and other health care professionals as part of their prenatal and postpartum care.
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Mainers can now access their vaccination records on a mobile app
The Maine CDC is partnering with Docket, an app that gives people access to their immunization history. Requests for those records have skyrocketed since 2019.
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Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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New England Teamsters picket on behalf of United Ambulance amid contract negotiations
Teamsters Local 340 rolled in trucks and affiliated members Thursday to bring attention to contract negotiations with United Ambulance that union representatives feel has reached a stalemate.
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Mosquitoes have a season and it’s getting longer in the Northeast
The Northeast, which has warmed faster than the rest of the country, saw the biggest jump in mosquito days.
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University of Maine system to explore adding a medical school
The state’s public university system has engaged with a national consultant to study the feasibility of establishing a medical school.
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COVID-19 cases spike in Maine as wastewater shows ‘very high’ levels of virus
An updated COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available to everyone ages 6 months and older as soon as next month.