Health care

Published
November 3, 2022

U.S. agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

Opioids painkillers can be addictive and were identified as a big reason for a rise in U.S. drug overdoses that began more than two decades ago.
Published
November 2, 2022

CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion

The big question now is how their money will be used and whether it will make a difference in fighting an addiction crisis that has only intensified.
Published
November 2, 2022

Sen. Rand Paul says U.S. botched COVID. He could soon lead probes of it.

The Kentucky Republican, a fierce critic of the pandemic response, is in line to chair Senate health panel if GOP wins control.
Published
November 1, 2022

Strong RSV vaccine data lifts hopes after years of futility fighting virus in infants

Pfizer reports that a large international study found vaccinating moms-to-be was nearly 82% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV in their babies’ most vulnerable first 90 days of life.
Published
November 1, 2022

Central Maine Healthcare launching tuition reimbursement program for nursing students

The program launches this month for nursing students at the Maine College of Health Professions who commit to working at CMH after graduation.
Published
October 31, 2022

Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria

Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa.
Published
October 28, 2022

Soaring RSV cases raise fears about hospital capacity with COVID rising and flu looming

Public health experts are fretting about a "tri-demic" where RSV, influenza and COVID-19 strain the health care system.
Published
October 28, 2022

Schools prepare for more illness after outbreak at Cape Elizabeth

School districts in southern Maine are focusing on mitigation strategies as federal health officials predict the worst flu season in 13 years.
Published
October 28, 2022

This flu season is more severe so far than in the last 13 years

Influenza has hit unusually early and hard, already hospitalizing a record number of people at this point in the season in more than a decade.
Published
October 27, 2022

Cape Elizabeth High School closed Friday because of COVID-19 outbreak

The school board voted against a mask mandate, but the closure will allow custodial staff to conduct a deep cleaning of the building.