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 20, 2016
Lack of data slows work on Maine’s heroin addiction strategy, says chief of DHHS
Mary Mayhew also says the $500,000 in unspent state funding signals the demand for treatment is being met.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Brain works in mysterious ways, and science tries to keep up
When someone suffers a serious brain injury, often the best that doctors can do is give it a chance to work wonders upon itself.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Maine woman makes remarkable recovery from moose-car crash
After suffering a severe brain injury, Taylor Norcross, 27, beats the odds.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2016
Few influenza cases in Maine so far, but experts warn season has long way to go
Only 37 people have tested positive this season, compared with 682 in the state last year, partly because of the vaccine’s effectiveness.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2015
Proposal to fund police diversion programs for heroin users just a start, lawmaker says
State Rep. Mark Dion says Medicaid expansion would pay for more than his plan’s handful of programs, but the governor has opposed the Medicaid option.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2015
Republican senators again propose MaineCare expansion
By tying expansion of the program to treatment for the state’s heroin epidemic, supporters hope to overcome resistance by Gov. Paul LePage and many Republican legislators
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PublishedDecember 25, 2015
For a kid in Maine Med at Christmas, the best present is family’s presence
For some families and youngsters, ‘normal’ becomes a hospital room, and they discover the importance of being together.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Memorial vigil for homeless marks 43 deaths in Portland this year, a record
At the start of the year’s longest night, a candle is lit for each of the homeless people in the city who died in 2015.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2015
Maine Med, 7 other Maine hospitals fined for having too many avoidable infections
The penalties are part of an effort to improve patient safety by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2015
MaineHealth forms new partnership with cancer specialist Dana-Farber
The deal gives Maine patients access to research trials and connects them to the nationally recognized treatment center.
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