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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PublishedOctober 17, 2014
Amid threat of diseases, Maine’s top positions for handling outbreaks are vacant
The state says it is ready to handle Ebola even though its top two epidemiologists left months ago.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2014
Pepper-spray incident, other Riverview psych center problems to go before judge for possible penalties
State legislators learn of the review as a court master and the acting superintendent report on the hospital’s problems and next steps.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2014
State CDC: Patient in Portland tests negative for Ebola, is released
Maine Medical Center did multiple tests for the virus and isolated and observed the patient for two days as a precaution despite ‘low risk’ circumstances.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2014
Small businesses in Maine weigh new insurance options under Affordable Care Act
Many owners would qualify for tax credits or could attract better workers under the coverage that begins in 2015.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2014
Doctors doing face-to-face house calls – over the Internet
Maine health insurer Anthem makes virtual visits a covered benefit, and the cost-saving, convenient trend may catch on.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2014
Patient advocacy group slow to report abuse case at Maine’s Riverview Hospital
Critics say the Disability Rights Center, protector of patients at the Riverview Psychiatric Center, let down the vulnerable victim of a pepper-spray incident.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2014
Riverview psychiatric patients, looking for refuge, find isolation instead
The Augusta-based facility has relied on the use of seclusion and restraints at comparatively high rates, even as national experts have discredited the methods as harmful to mental health.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2014
First case of enterovirus confirmed in Maine
State officials say the child is out of the hospital, and send advice to schools on taking precautions.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Maine insurance co-operative accelerates plans to cover New Hampshire
Maine Community Health Options will offer health policies throughout New Hampshire in 2015, building on its success in the first year of the federal insurance marketplace.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2014
LePage removes doubt: He will attend gubernatorial debates
Analysts say it’s smart for him to appear so he can clarify his views on Social Security and welfare.
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