The $1.6 million will help expand medical provider training opportunities in rural Maine.
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Maine COVID hospitalizations rise nearly 30% in 10 days
The state reported a slight rise in the patient count Wednesday, but there were no patients on ventilators for a 2nd straight day.
FDA weighs oversight changes after formula, Juul troubles
Parents and politicians have expressed frustration over the agency’s handling of the baby formula shortage and a recent decision to ban all e-cigarettes from Juul.
CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID shot for adults
There’s a new option for COVID-19 shots from Novavax – a more traditional kind of vaccine.
Nearly half of working adults say they’re open to relocating to abortion-friendly states
But moving expenses and the high cost of living in many safe haven states remain major barriers.
COVID hospitalizations on the rise in Maine
The number of patients has risen 17% in a week and reached a nearly 5-week high on Monday.
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise slightly
The number of people in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus increased to 131 on Sunday, two more than the day before.
Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else
There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.
‘COVID-19 created the perfect storm’ for superbugs, CDC report says
Hospital-acquired infections and deaths from superbugs — drug-resistant bacteria, viruses, fungus and parasites — increased dramatically during the first year of the pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said in a report this week.
U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments
State and local officials in the U.S. say the limited vaccine supplies aren’t keeping pace with the growing number of people seeking appointments, a gap that is fueling anxiety about the virus.