The program launches this month for nursing students at the Maine College of Health Professions who commit to working at CMH after graduation.
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Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria
Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa.
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Soaring RSV cases raise fears about hospital capacity with COVID rising and flu looming
Public health experts are fretting about a “tri-demic” where RSV, influenza and COVID-19 strain the health care system.
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Schools prepare for more illness after outbreak at Cape Elizabeth
School districts in southern Maine are focusing on mitigation strategies as federal health officials predict the worst flu season in 13 years.
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This flu season is more severe so far than in the last 13 years
Influenza has hit unusually early and hard, already hospitalizing a record number of people at this point in the season in more than a decade.
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Cape Elizabeth High School closed Friday because of COVID-19 outbreak
The school board voted against a mask mandate, but the closure will allow custodial staff to conduct a deep cleaning of the building.
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Communities of color record big gains in health insurance coverage
The increase is tied to improved affordability and outreach efforts to get people enrolled in the United States.
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Senate Republican report argues lab-leak theory is most likely origin of covid
The report sharply diverges from peer-reviewed studies and ‘gets the science completely wrong,’ says one author. But the move points to what might be investigated in a majority-Republican Congress.
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Transgender student at University of Maine System alleges discrimination
The student has filed a complaint with the state after gender-affirming surgery was denied coverage under a UMS student health insurance policy.
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Biden officials worry pandemic exhaustion could lead to bad COVID winter
Health officials privately worry about limited funds, worn-out front-line health workers and the dwindling receptivity of many Americans to COVID-19 precautions.