The state’s public university system has engaged with a national consultant to study the feasibility of establishing a medical school.
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West Nile virus detected in bird in Portland
Maine officials have reported finding the mosquito-borne virus in a number of animals around the state this summer.
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COVID-19 cases spike in Maine as wastewater shows ‘very high’ levels of virus
An updated COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available to everyone ages 6 months and older as soon as next month.
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Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
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Palestinian health officials say first case of polio confirmed in Gaza, in a 10-month-old child
The Palestinian health ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah
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COVID-19 is on the upswing in the U.S. again, CDC says
COVID-19-related hospitalizations are rising, but they remain below the levels seen in winter – and far below the peaks seen earlier in the pandemic.
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Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
Here’s a look at mpox and how likely it is to spread further.
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Maine continues to see high hepatitis C infections despite overall declining rate
The rate of new acute cases, though highest in the nation, has decreased every year since peaking in 2020.
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A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?
So far, there have been more than 14,000 cases, and 524 people have died. More than 96% of cases and deaths are in Congo.
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Wildfire smoke from Canada affecting air quality in Maine
Particle pollution is classified as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ in northern Maine and ‘moderate’ for the rest of the state.