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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PublishedApril 12, 2017
Pertussis cases spike in Maine, hit schools in Cumberland, Yarmouth
The state’s relatively low vaccination rates are a factor in the occurrence of the infectious disease, which is marked by a chronic cough and can be fatal for non-immunized infants.
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PublishedApril 11, 2017
Speakers at hearing support limiting drug company gifts to Maine doctors
A bill seeking an annual cap of $50 seeks to end any influences on the prescribing of opioids, painkillers that are often a precursor to heroin use.
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PublishedApril 10, 2017
Like much of the nation, Maine experiencing late-surging flu season
The 4,188 cases that have been reported in the state are nearly double the number reported at this time last year.
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PublishedApril 10, 2017
Lyme cases in Maine rose to another record in 2016
Infection reports totaled 1,464, and the ticks that transmit the disease are re-emerging now, sparking calls for people to take precautions.
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PublishedApril 8, 2017
Proposal could stabilize Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplace
A bill before the Legislature would allow the state Bureau of Insurance to facilitate the creation of re-insurance programs, a crucial safety net.
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PublishedApril 5, 2017
Second instance of anti-Muslim graffiti at USM prompts investigation
The graffiti discovered Tuesday evening is condemned by USM President Glenn Cummings.
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PublishedApril 4, 2017
Waking up: As state response lags, communities step up to fight addiction
Police departments, churches, health care institutions and municipalities recognize the need to invest in a remedy to the opioid crisis. Slowly, even the government is coming around.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Services for adults with acute intellectual disabilities feeling painful funding pinch
A bill to raise reimbursement rates for adult group homes after years of cutbacks swelled waiting lists is set for a public hearing Monday.
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PublishedApril 1, 2017
Heavy, wet snow blankets southern Maine
The spring snowstorm drops 12.7 inches in Gray and Bridgton and 10.8 in Portland.
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PublishedApril 1, 2017
Community in crisis: Battle against opioids rages in beaten-down Sanford
Its economic strife and its proximity to the Massachusetts drug trade put the York County city in the cross hairs of the crisis. But forces within Sanford are stepping up and fighting back.
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