University officials say the new insurance will save $2.5 million a year and expand benefits, but lawmakers, unions and retirees want them to reconsider it.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication
The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state’s higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Prominent Maine doctor sues elder care operator, claiming retaliation, discrimination
Dr. Jabbar Fazeli was medical director of a group of assisted-living facilities that he says mistreated him for being Muslim, then dismissed him for disagreeing with its treatment practices.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
CDC’s credibility is eroded by internal blunders and external attacks as coronavirus vaccine campaigns loom
The CDC has experienced a loss of institutional credibility at a time when the nation desperately needs to know whom to trust.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Chickenpox and pertussis cases decline, but Maine’s school vaccination rates remain low
Maine’s vaccine exemption rate for kindergarten-age children last year was 5.6 percent, the same as it was in 2018-19, when Maine had the fourth-highest opt-out rate in the nation.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC warns of community spread of COVID-19 in York County
State health officials reported 18 new coronavirus cases in York County on Thursday out of 43 statewide, driving up the statewide rolling average.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston school staffer goes into quarantine; Auburn student tests positive
LEWISTON — A staff member at Connors Elementary School has been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. The infected person is the staffer’s adult daughter who lives at home, Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote in a statement Thursday. He said the staff member has been in contact with the Maine […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Four COVID-19 cases discovered at Buffalo Wild Wings in Auburn
Buffalo Wild Wings at 648 Turner St. shut down for deep cleaning, and its ill employees are in isolation, officials said.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC head recommends flu shot, increased vigilance as winter approaches
During a web panel with Mid Coast Hospital CEO Lois Skilling, Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, discussed coronavirus, his concerns surrounding cold and flu season, and the push for a vaccine.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
CDC director says coronavirus vaccines won’t be widely available until middle of 2021
But President Trump later questions the testimony of Robert Redfield, saying the CDC chief was wrong in his estimation of how fast a potential vaccine will be available to the general public.