Health care
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
New Maine veterans task force works to reduce suicide by firearms, medication
The Maine Safer Homes Taskforce will distribute information related to gun and medication safety, hoping to curtail the state's higher-than-average rate of death by suicide in veterans.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Prominent Maine doctor sues elder care operator, claiming retaliation, discrimination
Dr. Jabbar Fazeli was medical director of a group of assisted-living facilities that he says mistreated him for being Muslim, then dismissed him for disagreeing with its treatment practices.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
CDC’s credibility is eroded by internal blunders and external attacks as coronavirus vaccine campaigns loom
The CDC has experienced a loss of institutional credibility at a time when the nation desperately needs to know whom to trust.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
Chickenpox and pertussis cases decline, but Maine’s school vaccination rates remain low
Maine's vaccine exemption rate for kindergarten-age children last year was 5.6 percent, the same as it was in 2018-19, when Maine had the fourth-highest opt-out rate in the nation.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
Searchable data table: Vaccine exemption rates for all Maine schools with at least 15 students in kindergarten
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Maine CDC warns of community spread of COVID-19 in York County
State health officials reported 18 new coronavirus cases in York County on Thursday out of 43 statewide, driving up the statewide rolling average.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
CDC director says coronavirus vaccines won’t be widely available until middle of 2021
But President Trump later questions the testimony of Robert Redfield, saying the CDC chief was wrong in his estimation of how fast a potential vaccine will be available to the general public.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines, but it would take months
Although President Trump asserted Tuesday that a vaccine could be 3 to 4 weeks away, officials made it clear widespread availability would take months.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Fewer Americans had health insurance in 2019 than in 2018, report shows
Nearly 30 million people in the country lacked coverage at some point in 2019, 1 million more than the previous year.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Pandemic vs. pandemic: COVID-19 hampers fight against HIV
Clinics have stopped or limited testing for HIV, and public health officials overwhelmed by COVID-19 have shifted staff away from tracking HIV patients.
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