Maine reported 2,881 cases of influenza last week, a drop from 3,275 the week before.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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As the search for treatments continues, many Maine patients still struggle with long COVID
MaineHealth is participating in a national study of long COVID patients that many hope will lead to cures.
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Influenza cases continue to surge in Maine
Maine reported 3,275 new cases of flu on Tuesday.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Influenza cases in Maine doubled in the last week
Maine recorded 1,720 new cases of influenza during the week ending Dec. 2, and flu-related hospitalizations nearly quadrupled from the previous week, going from 17 to 63.
Posted inMaine
RSV may be peaking in Maine, but flu hospitalizations are on the rise
Maine is seeing an increase in influenza cases and hospitalizations.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus
The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England’s health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state’s only medical school.
Posted inMaine
Pertussis cases in Maine have plummeted since 2019
While anti-virus precautions taken during the COVID pandemic are a big reason for the decline, a state law boosting childhood immunization rates also may be a factor.
Posted inMaine, News
Unlike last two falls, COVID infections decline in Maine
The drop comes as hospitals are packed with RSV patients and facing a difficult influenza season.
Posted inMaine
Paid family leave proposals gain momentum in Maine
Democrats are pushing for legislation, but a proposal also could go to the statewide ballot next year if progressive advocates gather enough signatures.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Flu cases and hospitalizations surging to our south, and headed north
Maine is so far seeing low numbers of flu cases this fall, but Mainers shouldn’t expect to dodge the flu for much longer, experts say. ‘Flu is on the way here,’ says Dr. Dora Anne Mills of MaineHealth.