The nine-member task force will examine how criminal charges may be brought against people who assault — physically or verbally — workers in health care settings.
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Fauci tests positive for virus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms
Dr. Anthony Fauci is experiencing mild symptoms and will return to work when he tests negative.
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FDA advisers move COVID-19 shots closer for kids younger than 5
The panel of outside experts vote unanimously that the benefits of Moderna’s shots outweigh any risks for children under 5 – that’s roughly 18 million youngsters.
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Maine child recovering from hepatitis with unknown cause
It is rare for the cause to be unknown, although similar cases have recently been reported in other states and countries.
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Is monkeypox a health emergency? Experts to decide if outbreak a global threat
Declaring monkeypox to be an international health emergency would give it the same designation as the COVID-19 pandemic and mean that the normally rare disease is a continuing threat to countries globally.
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Maine reports uptick in COVID hospitalizations
Infections, however, are still trending downward.
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FDA advisers consider Moderna’s COVID shots for older kids
If the advisory panel endorses the shot and the FDA agrees, it would become the second option for those children, joining Pfizer’s vaccine.
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Maine Med videographer wins regional Emmy award for COVID film
Charlie Berg’s brief film recognizes the efforts of ICU nurses struggling to care for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients during a virus surge last summer.
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New fast-spreading COVID strain detected in Maine
The state says it has detected the first infection with omicron BA.4, 1 of 2 subvariants currently concerning health officials and now spreading through the United States.
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Maine, with one of the highest cancer rates in the country, is struggling to attract oncologists
Finding young physicians willing to move to Maine, especially to rural areas, is next to impossible, some providers say.