The coronavirus pandemic has upended the world for just about everybody. Read More
A scientist with a startup company in Orono that is trying to use waste from lobster processing to treat warts, shingles and herpes says that an extract from lobsters might also be suitable for treating COVID-19. Read More
Gun shops will be allowed to reopen in Maine after the administration of Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday included them on an updated list of businesses that will be allowed to operate despite a new stay-at-home order aimed at fighting the coronavirus. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday ordered Mainers to stay home except to shop for groceries and other necessities or to go to jobs deemed essential for all of April, putting Maine among a majority of states to take similar action to fight the coronavirus. Read More
Staff at Cornerspring Montessori School in Belfast met a toddler at the door Tuesday morning with smiles — and a thermometer. On Monday, it began a new program called “ Cornerspring Cares,” which will provide child care and education to the children of healthcare providers, first responders and school families during the current healthcare crisis. Read More
As the surge of COVID-19 cases increases in Maine and across the U.S., public health officials and epidemiologists are attempting to model when the outbreak could hit its peak. Read More
This new normal we are experiencing can be overwhelming from many different angles. Even if you are a fairly level-headed individual like Diana Page. As a nurse practitioner, she is a professional at assessing a situation and taking appropriate action. She shares some of the lessons she continues to learn. Read More
Another 28 cases were confirmed Tuesday as the coronavirus has been detected in 12 Maine counties. Read More
The nurses asked the hospital’s administration to provide N95 respirators for nurses treating suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients, among other demands. Read More
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, including in Maine and the rest of the United States, the information we receive can sometimes be misleading and/or confusing. That's why it's important to get it from a trusted source. One of mine is Dr. Dora Anne Mills. Read More
Gov. Janet Mills is accelerating by three months a pay raise for personal care workers in Maine. Read More
Instead, Philips is negotiating with a White House team led by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to build 43,000 more complex and expensive hospital ventilators for Americans stricken by the virus. Read More
The Maine Community College System is hoping to launch the first of the trainings by mid-April, with programs typically lasting eight to 12 weeks. Read More
As it turns out it, it can be produced pretty easily — so easily that craft distillers and brewers who would normally be making whiskey and beer appear to have found a way to repurpose their industry. Read More
Abbott Laboratories will begin production Wednesday of coronavirus tests, making 50,000 of them daily. Read More
Here’s a roundup of the latest coronavirus news and its impact in Maine. Read More
The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus continues to rise in Maine, threatening to stress the medical system and the front-line workers fighting the virus. Read More
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday ordered anyone arriving in the state to self-quarantine for 14 days to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus that causes COVID 19. Read More
Two of America’s largest health insurers, Cigna Corp. and Humana Inc., said they will waive out-of-pocket costs for patients who need treatment for Covid-19. Read More
A top Maine health official said on Monday that an expected shipment of protective equipment used by workers fighting the coronavirus would be the last from a federal stockpile for an indefinite period and falls far short of the state’s needs. Read More
