Clonal hematopoiesis puts older people at risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Coronavirus may affect younger children differently from older ones
Several studies suggest adolescence could mark a turning point for how the virus affects youths – and their ability to spread the pathogen.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19
Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, Uncategorized
Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Marshwood Center in Lewiston reports a fourth COVID-19 death and 34 cases
Another employee has also tested positive at Central Maine Medical Center.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Virus testing in U.S. is dropping even as deaths mount
Backlogged commercial labs urge doctors to concentrate on their highest-risk patients, and the public is growing frustrated with the long waits to get results.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Bar Harbor hospital, Maine CDC partner to respond to potential virus spreaders from other states
Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Kippax accuses dental board of destroying his reputation
Lewiston oral surgeon Dr. Jan Kippax asked state court Tuesday to reverse his reprimand by dental regulators.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Federal officials warn of seasonal spike in polio-like condition that mostly affects children
The unusual condition is marked by sudden limb weakness or paralysis.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Another COVID-19 cluster reported among Maine blueberry workers
Four employees of Wyman’s have tested positive, the 3rd cluster of cases among blueberry processors or growers – but those infected were all tested and quarantined before starting work, the state says.