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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PublishedJune 12, 2019
Meningitis case reported in Wiscasset, Maine CDC says
The student poses a low risk to others, since the disease is not as contagious as the common cold and flu.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
Two families donate $10.5 million to Maine Med in midst of hospital’s expansion
The donations from the Coulombes and Beans support Maine Medical Center’s ongoing $534 million project.
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PublishedJune 7, 2019
Senate passes bill calling for state to alert local officials about air quality violations
The measure was introduced after South Portland officials learned in March that a petroleum storage facility had been exceeding emissions limits for years.
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PublishedJune 7, 2019
Pertussis rate continues to rise in Maine, with 39 new cases last month
The number of cases is running well ahead of last year, when Maine had the nation’s highest rate for the infectious disease also known as whooping cough.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Maine rules to limit insurers’ control over prescriptions go to governor’s desk
The Senate approves a bill that would limit ‘fail-first’ practices, which advocates say force patients to try less effective medications.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
A Maine veteran recalls his D-Day landing on Omaha Beach 75 years ago
As an 18-year-old Navy Seabee, Bob Ryan of Portland, now 93, witnessed the horror – and Allied determination – firsthand. Today, he says he ‘was one of the lucky ones.’
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PublishedJune 4, 2019
Maine Med patient proves after surgery that necessity is the mother of invention
Mechanical engineer Bob Hussey used zip ties and the cover of a telephone jack to improve an ostomy bag he was using after having his colon removed. His device now has a patent pending and is being refined as part of the hospital’s innovation program.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Maine becomes latest state to sue pharmaceutical company over opioid crisis
Attorney General Aaron Frey files a lawsuit that accuses Purdue Pharma of deceptive business practices in marketing the drugs to the state’s health care providers.
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PublishedMay 29, 2019
Tighter vaccination law could spur increase in medical exemptions
Medical exemptions jumped after California passed a law similar to Maine’s in 2015, but Maine officials hope to avoid that problem.
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PublishedMay 26, 2019
‘Conditions are ripe’ for punishing tick season in Maine
Health officials caution that the pests are expected to push farther north this summer, and Lyme disease cases will likely surge.
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