The Food and Drug Administration decided to restrict Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine after taking another look at data on the risk of life-threatening blood clots within two weeks of vaccination.
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Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery, a research group says.
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Maine’s community college nursing programs to double enrollment thanks to $5 million funding boost
New funding from a public-private partnership between the state and two of Maine’s largest health care providers to allow the Maine Community College System to increase nursing enrollment as soon as this fall.
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‘Forever chemicals’ are showing up in children’s ‘nontoxic’ products
In one study, the product categories that had the highest measurements of PFAS were clothing, including school uniforms; pillow and mattress protectors; and upholstery from children’s furniture.
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‘Still in shock:’ Abortion defenders, foes stunned by leak
Clinics received frantic phone calls from patients worried their appointments were in jeopardy.
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Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved
The muted response poses new challenges to health leaders at this phase of the pandemic.
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What would happen in Maine if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
A draft opinion leaked to Politico suggests a majority of justices on the court support overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Sen. Collins calls draft abortion ruling ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Supreme Court nominees told her
Maine’s Republican senator is expected to face an angry backlash for her votes in favor of conservative justices based on their assurances that abortion access was settled law.
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Jackman program seen as health care delivery model for rural regions
As medical services have retracted in rural places like Jackman, other options for delivering health care are constantly being evaluated, and a promising one in Somerset County features enhanced training so that paramedics can provide a higher degree of care.
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Maine to update reimbursement rates to help struggling health centers
MaineCare’s reimbursement rates were set almost 20 years ago.