Por: Associated Press Health November 27, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rate of pertussis has fallen sharply in Maine, which not long ago had one of the highest rates of the infectious disease in the country.Pertussis is also called whooping cough and it’s an infection that causes a severe, hacking cough and can be especially dangerous to babies. Maine had the second-highest rate of the disease in the U.S. in 2019 at more than 28 cases per 100,000 residents.The state is on track to ,... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation November 26, 2022
Pertussis cases have plummeted in Maine since 2019, when the state had one of the highest per capita rates of infection in the country. The decline coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns, mask mandates and social distancing measures that followed.... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Health November 02, 2022
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare announced Tuesday that it will reimburse tuition for all two- and four-year degree nursing students at the Maine College of Health Professions in Lewiston who work at CMH after graduation. The Central Maine Healthcare Student Loan Program... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 29, 2022
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 25, 2022
An empty classroom at Scarborough Middle School in April 2020. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Academic disruptions caused by COVID-19 erased decades of progress in math and reading scores across the country and Maine students showed some of the largest declines, according to the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 24, 2022
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RTTNews USA Health October 10, 2022
The FDA has approved GSK plc's () Boostrix vaccine for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in infants younger than two months of age. The agency noted that Boostrix (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 10, 2022
The Indigenous tribes in Maine are second-class citizens. While 570 tribes across the country access beneficial laws passed by Congress, Maine’s tribes have been blocked from accessing many and must seek state permission to access others. Since the Maine Indian Claims... + más
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