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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Maine seventh-graders will need a new vaccine next school year
Forty-seven other states already mandate a booster shot for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, the last of which has surged in the state.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2017
Mainers are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
Enrollment may surpass the 2016 total by 10 percent, even as Donald Trump and Congress prepare their repeal effort.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine’s top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Efforts to influence doctors used to happen more
Health organizations have started clamping down on the drug company practice, though it remains an issue.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Collins draws contrast with Trump on Russia, Affordable Care Act
The Republican senator says Russian interference in the presidential election is a ‘very serious concern’ and that the health care law should not be repealed without a viable substitute in place.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2016
Nativity pageant unfolds in Portland, unchanged over 90 years
The pageant has been the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church’s Christmas gift to the community since 1926.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2016
Flash freeze could make morning commute hazardous
After reaching nearly 50 degrees Sunday afternoon, temperatures are forecast to plummet overnight.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2016
Quick overnight freeze could make driving conditions hazardous Monday
After reaching nearly 50 degrees Sunday afternoon, temperatures are expected to plunge to about 10 degrees.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2016
Medicaid expansion is likely to appear on Mainers’ ballots soon
The petition drive would let voters have a say on a health insurance proposal that the governor has repeatedly vetoed as too expensive.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2016
Local hospitals fret over local control in MaineHealth consolidation plan
The board of the state’s largest health care network says operations would be more fair and efficient, but some network affiliates say local boards are in a better position to make decisions.
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