Health care
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results
Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests 'functionally useless.'
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
State investigates outbreak at Lewiston nursing home, reports 24 new cases in Maine
The Marshwood Center in Lewiston has 11 cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but the total statewide case numbers remain relatively low.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
Maine’s coronavirus case total remains flat, with no new deaths
While the Maine CDC reported 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three new probable cases Wednesday, it lowered previously reported numbers based on subsequent testing.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Maine to add 4 more ‘swab and send’ COVID-19 testing sites
The expansion of easy-access testing sites was announced on a day when the Maine CDC reported 12 new cases, 1 death and an outbreak at a Walmart in Aroostook County.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Number of COVID-19 cases among out-of-state visitors remains low
Midway into July, there is no indication of visitor-driven outbreaks, as Maine continues to benefit from some of the best disease metrics in the nation.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Age of people testing positive for COVID-19 is trending younger
Of the 22 new cases reported Sunday – the most recent date for which age data is available – 14 people were in their 30s or younger, including six in their 20s and three younger than 20.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2020
Numbers of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals sink to new lows
Maine Medical Center in Portland had the fewest pandemic inpatients this week since the opening days of the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Midcoast-Parkview opposes CMHC surgical center for Topsham
Midcoast-Parkview officials say there aren't enough patients to go around and that they'd lose revenue.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
As Trump criticizes his own health officials, White House virus task force member says ‘none of us lie’
The comment came after Trump shared a Twitter post from a former game show host who, without evidence, accused government medical experts at the CDC of lying.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Discoveries from decades-long HIV research now repurposed in race for coronavirus vaccine
Decades of research into HIV have taught scientists about the immune system, honed vaccine technologies now repurposed against the coronavirus and created a worldwide infrastructure of clinical trial networks.
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