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Health Care

Published
August 6, 2020

Marshwood Center in Lewiston reports a fourth COVID-19 death and 34 cases

Another employee has also tested positive at Central Maine Medical Center.
Published
August 5, 2020

Virus testing in U.S. is dropping even as deaths mount

Backlogged commercial labs urge doctors to concentrate on their highest-risk patients, and the public is growing frustrated with the long waits to get results.
Published
August 4, 2020

Bar Harbor hospital, Maine CDC partner to respond to potential virus spreaders from other states

Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.
Published
August 4, 2020

Lewiston oral surgeon accuses dental board of destroying his reputation

Lewiston oral surgeon Dr. Jan Kippax asked state court Tuesday to reverse his reprimand by dental regulators.
Published
August 4, 2020

Another COVID-19 cluster reported among Maine blueberry workers

Four employees of Wyman's have tested positive, the 3rd cluster of cases among blueberry processors or growers – but those infected were all tested and quarantined before starting work, the state says.

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Published
August 3, 2020

Bar Harbor hospital says at least 35 potential COVID-19 spreaders from other states have been in area

Out-of-state visitors took tests at home but didn’t learn they tested positive until they were in Maine and possibly interacting with others.
Published
July 31, 2020

Bar Harbor hospital sounds warning on undetected COVID-infected visitors

With long testing delays in other states, some learn they tested positive after starting vacations in Maine.
Published
July 31, 2020

COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low in Maine

Cumulative hospital counts are slightly higher than last week, led by modest increases at CMMC and Maine Med.
Published
July 31, 2020

Fauci to tell House panel ‘unclear’ how long pandemic lasts

Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill and plans to testify there’s no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
July 30, 2020

Nonresident COVID-19 rates on upswing, but no sign of spread to Mainers

Out-of-staters accounted for more than 11 percent of all positive tests over the past two weeks and have a positivity rate more than four times higher than state residents.