Health care
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PublishedApril 26, 2022
Kamala Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’
Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a 'close contact' of Vice President Kamala Harris in recent days.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
New Maine law aims to prevent harassment at abortion clinics
Maine is now 1 of 4 states with a law that creates a 'bubble zone' that limits protests nears the doors of a medical clinic.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Pass urgent COVID funding or more will die, White House says
After two years at the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the U.S. could soon have to begin taking a number.
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems
In half of all cases in Maine in which a child is removed from the home, an Office of Child and Family Services investigation identified the parent or caregiver's substance use a risk factor.
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Mask mandates return to U.S. college campuses as COVID-19 cases rise
Mandates were shed widely in the wake of spring break as case numbers dropped following a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant, but several Northeast cities have seen a rise in recent weeks,
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Justice Department to appeal judge’s order voiding travel mask mandate
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
While the U.S. mask mandate will no longer be enforced for air travel, requirements on ground mass transit now vary from place to place.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Abortion training under threat for medical students, residents
Legislative efforts to curb abortion target all levels of medical education, and students who want to learn find that options to do so are scarce.
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PublishedApril 18, 2022
Cheers, fear as Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate
The mask mandate that applies to public transportation was recently extended by President Biden's administration until May 3.
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PublishedApril 17, 2022
$136 for a $2 bag of saline? Anthem, MaineHealth trade blame in billing disputes
Anthem accuses the hospital network of overbilling and hiding charges; MaineHealth says the insurer is arbitrarily withholding payments.
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