Health
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Antiviral pills help usher in new phase of COVID-19 pandemic
Paxlovid, which is currently available only for those at high risk, is effective at preventing hospitalizations if taken soon after infection.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
How worried should I be about omicron BA.2? And do I need a second booster?
The latest headlines about COVID-19 raise many new questions. Here are some answers.
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PublishedApril 2, 2022
More than a million Mainers now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The state reported 212 new cases and no additional deaths on Saturday; 91 people were hospitalized statewide.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
U.S. House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Democrats seek wider bill
For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
If you got J&J vaccine, consider two mRNA booster shots, data suggest
A new study shows that 3 doses of a messenger RNA vaccine perform the best, while a Johnson & Johnson vaccine followed by a messenger RNA booster shot is next best.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 454 cases from weekend
Omicron BA.2, a subvariant that is more contagious and now the dominant strain nationally, makes up 10.4 percent of positive tests sampled in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
With relaxed COVID-19 guidelines, to mask or not to mask?
With COVID-19 recommendations relaxed, Mainers navigate the new mask etiquette in different ways. For some, it's a matter of reading the room.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
How COVID brain fog may overlap with ‘chemo brain’ and Alzheimer’s
Researchers say the brain inflammation in long COVID is similar to that in cancer patients.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalization numbers still low in Maine
On Sunday, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 92 people were in hospitals statewide with coronavirus.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Experts worry about how U.S. will see next COVID surge coming
The wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began, and monitoring has come a long way.
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