It is the second time in a month that Mills has announced the deployment of Guard members to assist hospitals.
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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.
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U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient, a medical 1st
The patient knew there was no guarantee the experiment would work but he was dying, ineligible for a human heart transplant and had no other option, his son said.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations exceed 400 for the first time in Maine
There were 403 patients hospitalized with the disease Monday, but the number of ICU patients has remained steady.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations dip slightly while school disruptions increase
Brunswick High School cancels classes Monday and will be fully remote the rest of the week.
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Answers to commonly asked questions about the omicron variant
The highly transmissible variant has ushered in a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How omicron is changing what we know about COVID-19
After nearly two years of living with coronavirus, experts say we have to relearn ways to track its progress and measure its severity.
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Maine buys 250,000 rapid COVID tests to distribute to pharmacies, schools, congregate care sites
The tests will go to sites already participating in COVID-19 testing, but it’s unclear exactly when they will be available and how best to access them.
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Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Many children hospitalized with COVID-19 have other health conditions that make them more susceptible to complications from the virus.
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Hospitalizations set record in Maine as omicron creates new hot spots for infections
The variant has spread first in coastal and more populous counties, driving up infection rates where they had been relatively low just three weeks ago, and experts predict cases soon will spike in every county.