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 17, 2019
Hearing draws advocates of lower prescription prices, patient safety
Proposals to form a state board for prescription drug pricing, allow importation of medications from Canada and otherwise curb rising costs are the focus of testimony.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee’s 8-5 vote on the bill to prohibit non-medical exemptions was on party lines, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposed.
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PublishedApril 8, 2019
Maine Med gets $2.2 million grant to study potential link between common chemicals and teenage obesity
The research will look into possible relationships between childhood obesity and osteoporosis among children exposed to PFAS.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Health experts alarmed by record rate of opt-outs for school-required vaccinations
Fewer children are getting vaccinated, even as concerns mount nationally over the resurgence of infectious diseases such as pertussis, measles and chickenpox.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Whooping cough cases more than doubled in 1st quarter, with 41 in March alone
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 136 cases since the year began, compared with 59 cases for the first three months of last year.
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PublishedApril 3, 2019
With 16,000 more Mainers already covered, feds approve state’s Medicaid expansion
Thousands had applied for the health care coverage starting in July, but were rejected by the LePage administration.
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PublishedApril 3, 2019
Maine flu cases up from last season, but strain less severe
Maine has reported more than 8,000 flu cases so far this season, and 880 people had been hospitalized through March 30.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2019
Judge orders Aroostook County Jail to provide opioid treatment to inmate
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen says the jail would be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act if it denied Brenda Smith access to Suboxone while she serves her 40-day term.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Lawmakers advocate for improvements to Maine’s lead testing program
Bills before the Health and Human Services Committee would mandate testing for all of Maine’s 1- and 2-year-olds.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2019
Worst-in-nation status for pertussis rates focuses attention on vaccines
Maine’s rate of pertussis is now eight times the national average, and the state’s low vaccination rate is heightening weaknesses in the vaccine.
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