Maine’s community college nursing programs to double enrollment thanks to $5 million funding boost

Health Care

Published
May 4, 2022

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.
Published
May 3, 2022

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.
Published
May 3, 2022

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.
Published
May 1, 2022

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.
Published
April 27, 2022

Maine to update reimbursement rates to help struggling health centers

MaineCare's reimbursement rates were set almost 20 years ago.
Published
April 26, 2022

Biden administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to expand the availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid.
Published
April 26, 2022

Maine to require newborn test for virus that causes hearing loss

Maine could become one of more than a dozen states that have passed laws to address cytomegalovirus, a virus that can lead to hearing and vision loss.
Published
April 26, 2022

Nearly 60% of U.S. adults and 75% of children have had coronavirus infections

The news came as Pfizer sought permission to offer a booster dose to kids ages 5 to 11, just like people 12 and older can get.
Published
April 26, 2022

Kamala Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’

Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a 'close contact' of Vice President Kamala Harris in recent days.
Published
April 25, 2022

Pass urgent COVID funding or more will die, White House says

After two years at the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the U.S. could soon have to begin taking a number.