ViroStat hopes its antibodies will be chosen by diagnostic companies and lead to results in minutes rather than weeks, and benefit people in Third World countries.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
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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Maine lobstermen’s group weighs in on death of entangled whale
There are signs the ropes were from fishing gear not used for lobstering, an official says, as others discuss regulations that protect the endangered animal.
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Maine attorney general signs onto lawsuit against maker of addiction treatment drug Suboxone
The attorneys general of 36 states, including Maine, accuse Indivior of conspiring with MonoSol Rx to keep cheaper, generic versions of the drug off the market.
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Mercy Hospital lays off 31 employees
The hospital – which has about 1,500 full-time employees – cuts workers in building maintenance, housekeeping, clinical and administrative positions.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
Two charity events attract thousands to Back Cove in Portland
About 1,500 runners compete in the Trail to Ale 10K, and 1,000 take part in Hands Around the Cove.
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The bottom line steered coveted $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract to shipbuilder in Florida
Maine’s congressional delegates promise scrutiny of the contract to build cutters, but politics don’t appear to factor in the decision not to award it to BIW.
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Maine Medical Center expansion plan will get checkup by state regulators
The state aims to ensure that projects are needed and don’t escalate costs or cause other health care facilities to close.
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Proposed expansion of Maine Med among nation’s largest
The project ranks 14th in cost out of 578 tracked since 2014 and may also offer a competitive edge for the Portland hospital.
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Maine Medical Center proposes its largest expansion ever, at a cost of $512 million
The project would add 300,000 square feet to the hospital’s campus, put the main entrance on Congress Street and make changes to enhance patients’ stays.
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Thieves in U-Haul bust through gate, steal snowblowers in Brunswick
Video captures images of the U-Haul truck the thieves loaded with a dozen snowblowers.