With eligibility requirements tightened for the state’s Medicaid program, more people are caught in the revolving door of short-term detoxification.
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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Press Herald pressing Maine CDC to identify schools with chickenpox outbreaks
A public records request seeks disclosures to keep Mainers informed about the highly infectious disease, so they can take steps to protect themselves
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Lyme treatment legislation garners bipartisan support
Since Maine doctors risk sanctions for prescribing antibiotics, many patients seek remedy out of state.
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Supreme Court kills governor’s appeal to allow MaineCare cuts
LePage spent over $100,000 to take his fight to the highest court, but 6,500 young adults will still keep their health coverage.
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For some, Maine CDC’s silence carries deadly risks
As the state chooses to keep secret the specifics about outbreaks at schools, people who need to know are left in the dark.
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Maine diverges from national guidelines by holding back outbreak information
Public health groups urge full disclosure about infections, but the state CDC’s policy is to avoid going public and naming schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Locations of Maine disease outbreaks withheld, but why?
The Maine CDC, which used to name the sites, now says doing so could identify ill people. But some health advocates say the public needs to know when it’s at risk for exposure.
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Incidence of chicken pox soars in Maine schools
Outbreaks set a record and total cases double amid a recent rise in unvaccinated or under-immunized children.
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Undiminished deer ticks expected to be active
A UMaine pest specialist says the Lyme disease carriers were ‘quite fat and happy under the snow.’
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Mercy Hospital to close substance abuse treatment center, cut 45 jobs
Losing the Westbrook center will reduce options for addiction treatment at a time when Maine overdose deaths are rising, and other hospitals could shut their units.