COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain, scientists say

The results underscore mounting evidence that people can still suffer from illness related to COVID-19 many months after infection, a condition known as “long COVID.”

Maine CDC reports 18 COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths

Labs have reported fewer than 100 new cases per day for more than two weeks, and the positive test rate fell below 1 percent for the first time since October.

Pandemic swells Medicaid enrollment to record 80 million people

More vaccine clinics close as Maine reports 36 new cases of COVID-19

Cases remain low, as the state continues to dial back its vaccination campaign with the closure Friday of the Portland Expo and the FEMA mobile clinic.

Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level

Opioids are behind about three-fourths of the overdoses, according to Wednesday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 100,000 sign up for shot at nearly $1 million on first day of vaccine sweepstakes

As the state launched the COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, it reported 34 new cases and one additional death Thursday.

A vaccinated Mainer could win close to $1 million in new sweepstakes campaign

The effort to encourage more people to get shots protecting them from COVID-19 will reward the winner with $1 for every person who gets vaccinated.

Virus trends improving as new cases and hospital counts decline

The state's 7-day average of new cases dipped further to 46 on Tuesday, the lowest number since late October.

As U.S. deaths from COVID-19 near 600,000, racial gaps persist

On the way to the latest round-number milestone, the virus has proved adept at exploiting inequalities in the U.S.

State reports just 13 new cases of COVID-19, fewest since last summer

The seven-day average of new cases dropped to 49, the lowest level since late October.