Only three Maine doctors faced discipline for COVID-related offenses
Each charge came after the doctor was accused of spreading misinformation about vaccines to combat the illness.
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Maine physician who prescribed discredited COVID-19 treatments wanted to make a ‘spectacle’ of a state investigation. 18 months later, she said she’s succeeded.
An anti-vaccination group chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is live streaming disciplinary hearings — and paying her legal fees.
Numbers lag among Maine nursing home staff for receiving the latest COVID booster
The state is one of the most vaccinated in the country, but nursing home residents are far more updated for the latest shot than those who care for them.
State releases new numbers for COVID-19 outbreaks at Maine long-term care homes
Two residents died in recent outbreaks. Officials say the overall numbers appear to be on the downswing.
Shah warns against COVID-19 complacency
Even as the pandemic seems to ease, the state’s top public health official says the virus could surge again.
As COVID-19 surged, so did the number of nursing students preparing to enter the fight
The statewide workforce shortage for nurses has shrunk as a result of students eager to gain experience from helping to tackle the pandemic.
Tiny Coopers Mills reeling in the aftermath of nursing home closure
Four of the five nursing homes that closed in Maine this fall had big increases in contracted staff hours leading up to the pandemic.