But data from a two-year study of tick mortality have yet to show how vulnerable they are to sudden drops in temperature.
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Source
Maine scientist seeks keys to how sea urchins avoid aging process
James Coffman of the MDI Biological Laboratory is surprised to learn that the cells of even a short-lived species don’t degrade over time, an ability that would benefit humans.
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Posted inMaine, News
Sexually transmitted disease cases spike in Maine
The rising chlamydia and gonorrhea numbers mirror a national trend, and public health experts say the reasons could include a lingering resistance to condom use and less fear of having unprotected sex.
Posted inMaine, News
After 45 years, Maine veteran gets Bronze Star
Dennis Andrews of Boothbay Center frequently volunteered for missions in Vietnam, but his decoration never made it home in 1971.
Posted inMaine, News
Experts: Maine portion of Appalachian Trail dangerous, remote and heavily wooded
Hikers say it’s important to take precautions against getting lost while going off the trail.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Angus King proposes fee on prescription opioids to fund treatment programs
Maine’s independent senator is co-sponsoring a bill that would pay for programs to fight the opioid epidemic by adding a 1-cent fee on each milligram of active opioid ingredients in prescription painkillers.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Veteran charged in Shapleigh standoff ordered held without bail
Robert W. Ferrera III, a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan, is accused of endangering his father with a gun and firing 18 rounds from a semiautomatic weapon.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine insurers request double-digit increases for government health plans
The proposed rate hikes range from 14 percent to 22 percent, but most patients will see little or no increase in their 2017 premiums because of federal subsidies.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers call for more data to help prevent medical errors
Kathy Day of Bangor, who lost her father to a hospital-acquired infection, and health care experts say more must be done.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Novel program draws out-of-state students, fuels jump in UMaine admissions
Enrollment is up 22 percent under the ‘flagship match’ offer, and it’s also increasing at USM and other campuses in the state university system.