Patient rights
Feds report Texas woman with clots after getting J&J vaccine
Apr. 22, 2021 06:46 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal health officials have informed state officials that a Texas woman has been hospitalized with possible blood clots associated with...
Maine: COVID-19 'bill of rights' passes; more sports allowed
Mar. 12, 2021 09:28 PM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has approved a bill designed to eliminate barriers to coronavirus screening, testing and immunization.
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Vaccine supply grows in Maine; COVID-19 toll tops 700
By David Sharp Feb. 25, 2021 02:15 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control said the incoming supply of vaccine is stable and growing on Thursday as the number...
Takeout alcohol eyed; COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights touted
Feb. 23, 2021 01:30 AM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a proposal to extend takeout alcohol through September 2022.
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Maine might require insurance to cover COVID-19 tests, shots
By Patrick Whittle Jan. 11, 2021 09:48 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature will consider a proposal that would require insurance companies to cover COVID-19 tests and immunizations and...

US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAE
By Jon Gambrell And Michelle L. Price Oct. 15, 2020 02:17 AM EDT
New Mexico hospital under review over profiling allegations
By Susan Montoya Bryan Jun. 23, 2020 03:35 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The findings of a recent survey at a women’s hospital in New Mexico are in the process of being referred to the U.S. Department of...
EMS workers sue NYC over punishment for media interviews
By Michael R. Sisak Jun. 11, 2020 04:25 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City ambulance workers who gave media interviews about their work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic sued the city on...
Maine's cities harder hit by virus than rural areas
Jun. 04, 2020 10:15 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Localized data about the coronavirus outbreak show that Maine's cities have seen higher rates of infection than rural areas, according...
Virus toll steep at dozens of Pennsylvania nursing homes
By Michael Rubinkam, Mark Scolforo And Marc Levy May. 19, 2020 04:30 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 50 Pennsylvania nursing homes have reported 20 or more deaths related to COVID-19, according to partial data released Tuesday by...