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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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Sweetser to discontinue mental health therapy at 5 clinics in southern Maine
The Saco-based nonprofit says it will help the roughly 450 people receiving the therapy find other mental health service providers.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
InterMed reports email hack exposing information on 30,000 patients
The company says someone gained unauthorized access to an employee’s email account in early September, and information including clinical records and 155 Social Security numbers was exposed.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Medical students at UNE to be trained in treating substance use disorder
The university received a $450,000 federal grant to implement the program that will give students the federal licensing to begin treating patients.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Portland to host National Governors Association meeting next summer
The gathering in August, the association’s first meeting in Maine since 1983, coincides with the state’s bicentennial and the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2019
Maine ACA enrollment expected to drop as state continues its Medicaid expansion
Thousands of Mainers who have enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage will be switched to Medicaid in 2020, getting a better health insurance plan in the process.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Minor tidal flooding possible Monday in southern Maine
Despite persistent rainfall throughout Sunday, no flooding was reported, the National Weather Service says.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Maine delegation applauds U.S. military’s role in death of ISIS leader
But they stress that the Islamic State remains a threat and the U.S. must continue to combat violent extremism.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Group to rally in Portland for improved access to menstruation products
Organizers of the National Period Day demonstrations want to improve access to feminine hygiene products for low-income women and others.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
ACLU sues to block suspension of Cape student at center of sexual assault controversy
Aela Mansmann was suspended after school officials said she violated the district’s bullying policy by posting a note in a bathroom saying ‘there’s a rapist in the school.’ The ACLU says her free speech rights were violated.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2019
Flu shots offered around Maine as experts say this season may be bad
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and community groups step up their immunization efforts as the state reports its first illnesses.
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