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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
U.S. pregnancy-related deaths climbed in 2020, with Black women most affected
A federal report does not include reasons for the trend and researchers said they have not fully examined how COVID-19 might have contributed.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Home births in Maine rise as patients seek control during pandemic
Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2022
Maine Voices: Inequities in mental health treatment are health care’s greatest injustice
Laws like the one that keeps Medicaid from covering inpatient behavioral care are not only discriminatory but also can have dire consequences for Maine families.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Survey: Waterville residents report severe browntail moth infestations
City Councilor Thomas Klepach, D-Ward 3, updates other councilors recently on efforts to identify where infestations are occurring in spring and summer and help residents mitigate problem.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains
The findings build on evidence that cash support can improve outcomes for older children, said study co-author Katherine Magnuson.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Gov. Mills calls White House, gets more COVID-19 treatments for Maine despite undercount of cases
Maine has been getting a smaller allocation of a monoclonal antibody treatment because of a large backlog of positive tests that have yet to be screened and added to the daily total of confirmed new cases.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Backlog of positive tests reduces Maine’s ration of lifesaving COVID-19 drug
With tens of thousands of test results waiting to be processed, the state's case rate is artificially low, and that is reducing Maine's federal allocation of monoclonal antibody treatment.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Drugs to treat high-risk patients in critically short supply as omicron surge hits Maine
A national shortage leaves Maine’s doctors with a tiny fraction of the monoclonal antibody treatments their patients could use.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
Commentary: Grief for our unhoused neighbors will fuel my fight to end homelessness
The winter solstice vigil in Portland is a time to mourn – and to reaffirm a commitment to ensuring that all who need a home find one.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
How Maine lost control of coronavirus and became a national hot spot
With the virus raging across interior parts of the state, hospitals are already under stress as holidays, winter and the omicron variant lie ahead.
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