Hospitals, outreach workers and first responders, including police, will be allowed to involuntarily hospitalize anyone they deem dangerous. Critics say it’s a crackdown on the mentally ill and the homeless.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
Public health officials say its termination could lead to more false claims about the virus or the efficacy of vaccines.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus
The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England’s health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state’s only medical school.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
COVID deaths skew older, reviving questions about ‘acceptable loss’
The pandemic has become a plague of the elderly, with nearly 9 out of 10 deaths in people 65 or older.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday – far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting.
Posted inHealth
Measles is ‘imminent threat’ globally, WHO and CDC warn
Nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic, global health officials said.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
How exercise affects your Thanksgiving appetite
High-intensity exercise can dull your appetite for a few hours. But regular moderate exercise can make you hungrier.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Unlike last two falls, COVID infections decline in Maine
The drop comes as hospitals are packed with RSV patients and facing a difficult influenza season.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England, News
New Hampshire Republicans reject funding for adolescent sex education program
The existing program, which is not school-related, would have served nearly 1,000 young people in areas identified as having the highest teen birth rates in the state.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
CDC study: Omicron-specific boosters show modest benefit compared to earlier vaccines
The Biden administration’s campaign to boost Americans ahead of an expected winter wave is lagging, with about 11 percent of people having gotten a bivalent booster.