While it’s still technically possible a decision could precede the end of President Biden’s term, it looks far more likely to spotlight Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s positions on marijuana.
Health
MaineHealth hires doctor for executive position
Dr. Adrian Moran will be MaineHealth’s chief medical and transformation officer.
MaineCare patients, advocates say transportation company failing to live up to agreement
Patients say drivers with Modivcare, the largest non-emergency medical transportation broker in the country, are denying rides without explanation.
Updated COVID-19 vaccine rolls out at Maine pharmacies
There has been an uptick in reports of new COVID-19 infections through most of the summer.
Maine granted $7.3 million for prenatal and postpartum home health care visits
The funds can provide Mainers with home visits from nurses, social workers and other health care professionals as part of their prenatal and postpartum care.
Mainers can now access their vaccination records on a mobile app
The Maine CDC is partnering with Docket, an app that gives people access to their immunization history. Requests for those records have skyrocketed since 2019.
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
At the earliest, the first batch of doses promised to support the new outbreaks in Congo will arrive on Sept. 1.
New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus
The Hampstead resident’s EEE infection was the first in New Hampshire in a decade. Maine’s CDC has also warned of the presence of EEE and West Nile viruses in animals.
Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?
Ultraprocessed foods make up the bulk of the U.S. food supply and most Americans don’t go a day without eating some.
Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.