The money will be used to boost the state’s public health workforce.
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
Pertussis cases in Maine have plummeted since 2019
While anti-virus precautions taken during the COVID pandemic are a big reason for the decline, a state law boosting childhood immunization rates also may be a factor.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Unlike last two falls, COVID infections decline in Maine
The drop comes as hospitals are packed with RSV patients and facing a difficult influenza season.
Posted inMaine
Paid family leave proposals gain momentum in Maine
Democrats are pushing for legislation, but a proposal also could go to the statewide ballot next year if progressive advocates gather enough signatures.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Flu cases and hospitalizations surging to our south, and headed north
Maine is so far seeing low numbers of flu cases this fall, but Mainers shouldn’t expect to dodge the flu for much longer, experts say. ‘Flu is on the way here,’ says Dr. Dora Anne Mills of MaineHealth.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine among states where abortion rates rose since Supreme Court ruling
But only a small portion of the increase in Maine is the result of people traveling here from other states to seek abortions.
Posted inMaine
`We had a mission to do, we did the mission, and we came home’
An oral history will preserve the memories of 9 Maine veterans for posterity.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Record spending to support top candidates for governor exceeded $40 per vote
Gov. Janet Mills and her supporters spent $48.14 per vote, while Paul LePage and his backers spent $44.90.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics, Uncategorized
Pingree wins reelection in 1st Congressional District
With 44 percent of the votes counted at around 11:15 p.m., Pingree had a commanding lead of 59% to 41% over Republican challenger Ed Thelander.
Posted inHealth, Maine
RSV surge could delay some pediatric surgeries at Maine hospitals
The increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus among young children is straining hospital capacity.