States will be able to request doses of the prescription flu medication Tamiflu kept in the Strategic National Stockpile.
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LifeFlight adds new helicopter, completes 5-year, $20 million campaign to update fleet
The service’s three helicopters feature more power, speed, a larger workspace and advanced aviation electronics.
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Influenza cases continue to surge in Maine
Maine reported 3,275 new cases of flu on Tuesday.
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Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula.
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Flu cases, hospitalizations surpass prepandemic levels
Even if clinicians and public health experts had expected to see a surge in cases this season, flu and other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19, are still flooding emergency departments, urgent cares and primary care physicians’ offices with sick patients.
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White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests
COVID-19 cases have shown a marked increase after Thanksgiving, and further increases are projected from Christmas and New Year’s.
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Health care networks, universities to receive $2.3 million in funding to expand rural education opportunities
Collaborative groups of health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph’s College will receive a combined total of nearly $2.3 million to expand medical training in communities like Farmington, Norway, Bridgton and Blue Hill.
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New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes
Health authorities want to make the country smoke-free by 2025.
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Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland.
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Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for U.S. seniors
Hospitalizations for people with COVID-19 rose by more than 30% in two weeks.