Need for faster mental health care is focus of Augusta summit addressing ‘cracks in the system’

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Published
November 30, 2021

Need for faster mental health care is focus of Augusta summit addressing ‘cracks in the system’

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified longstanding problems with mental health care as the demand for treatment has increased, experts say.
Published
November 30, 2021

FDA panel narrowly backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck

If authorized, the pill would be the first that doctors could prescribe for patients to take on their own to ease symptoms and speed recovery, a major step toward reducing hospital caseloads and deaths.
Published
November 30, 2021

Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19

Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.
Published
November 29, 2021

COVID-19 cases are surging in Maine’s least vaccinated counties

The positivity rate per 10,000 residents of Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties are among the highest in the state.
Published
November 29, 2021

New variant cause for ‘concern, not panic,’ Biden says

The president urges 80 million unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, for the vaccinated to get boosted and for everyone to mask up.
Published
November 29, 2021

Maine officials, scientists monitoring new omicron variant as governor urges vaccinations

As of Monday, 322 individuals were in the hospital with COVID-19, including 99 in critical care.
Published
November 27, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic overshadows another Maine crisis: Drug overdose deaths

Maine is on pace to lose more than 600 residents to overdose this year, which would shatter the record set just last year.
Published
November 26, 2021

U.S. restricts travel from southern Africa as world races to contain new ‘omicron’ COVID variant

Omicron's actual risks are not understood, but early evidence suggests it carries an increased risk of reinfection compared with other highly transmissible variants.
Published
November 24, 2021

CDC director warns about ICU capacity as Maine coronavirus hospitalizations continue climb

Maine hit another record on Thanksgiving with 327 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
Published
November 23, 2021

Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?

Traveling this holiday season can be safe if you're fully vaccinated for COVID-19.