Testing continues at the Lewiston long-term care facility, where four residents have died since an outbreak three weeks ago.
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Dozens of health officials quitting or getting fired amid outbreak
Confirmed infections in the U.S. exceed 5 million, with deaths topping 163,000, the highest in the world.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19
Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, Uncategorized
Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Marshwood Center in Lewiston reports a fourth COVID-19 death and 34 cases
Another employee has also tested positive at Central Maine Medical Center.
Posted inBusiness, Health
CMMC cancer care gets top Maine rating by U.S. News & World Report
Three Maine hospitals were evaluated by U.S. News and World Report.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Marshwood Center to get rapid COVID-19 test
The unit will provide results within hours, but they will not be as accurate.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Kippax accuses dental board of destroying his reputation
Lewiston oral surgeon Dr. Jan Kippax asked state court Tuesday to reverse his reprimand by dental regulators.
Posted inDr. Roach, Health
Stress test is the first choice for to look for heart blockages
DEAR DR. ROACH: My primary care doctor prescribed a cardiac calcium test after seeing me breathing hard while climbing onto the examining table. I don’t feel a need for it, as I am over 72 years old and it is common in this age. I checked with another doctor and he asked what if you […]
Posted inHealth, Op-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: New York is not a COVID-19 model
If only the rest of the country could handle COVID-19 as well as New York. That’s the lament of progressive commentators as coronavirus cases spike in the Sun Belt and the South. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin hailed New York City the other day after it reported no deaths for the first time during the […]