Mainers have caught COVID-19 at a far lower rate than the nation

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Published
April 27, 2022

Mainers have caught COVID-19 at a far lower rate than the nation

Thirty-five percent of Mainers have been infected, compared with the national average of 58 percent, according to a federal study.
Published
April 25, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations increase sharply in Maine

Still, public health experts are not projecting a return to the winter surges that the omicron wave caused in Maine and the U.S.
Published
April 18, 2022

Facing rising costs from aviation partner, LifeFlight sets up in-house air operations

Maine’s air ambulance provider had previously contracted its aviation management to a firm with a reputation for rapidly increasing costs.
Published
March 29, 2022

New Maine-based toothpaste brand aims to take on cancer

Believe Oral Care, founded by Harpswell resident Adam Hewison, is a nonprofit toothpaste company seeking to raise funds for cancer charities and research.
Published
February 23, 2022

U.S. pregnancy-related deaths climbed in 2020, with Black women most affected

A federal report does not include reasons for the trend and researchers said they have not fully examined how COVID-19 might have contributed.
Published
February 22, 2022

Home births in Maine rise as patients seek control during pandemic

Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
Published
January 24, 2022

Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains

The findings build on evidence that cash support can improve outcomes for older children, said study co-author Katherine Magnuson.
Published
January 24, 2022

Gov. Mills calls White House, gets more COVID-19 treatments for Maine despite undercount of cases

Maine has been getting a smaller allocation of a monoclonal antibody treatment because of a large backlog of positive tests that have yet to be screened and added to the daily total of confirmed new cases.
Published
January 23, 2022

Backlog of positive tests reduces Maine’s ration of lifesaving COVID-19 drug

With tens of thousands of test results waiting to be processed, the state's case rate is artificially low, and that is reducing Maine's federal allocation of monoclonal antibody treatment.
Published
January 10, 2022

Drugs to treat high-risk patients in critically short supply as omicron surge hits Maine

A national shortage leaves Maine’s doctors with a tiny fraction of the monoclonal antibody treatments their patients could use.