All four members of Congress from Maine voiced support for restrictions that would ban or discourage the sale and use of flavored vaping products or other e-cigarettes, especially for teenagers.
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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She became a self-advocate while in foster care
Mariah Knight of Westbrook finally found a great foster family as a sophomore in high school.
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She moved at least 10 times
After aging out of foster care, Tiffani Melia was homeless, but now she’s a college student.
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Maine foster children linger in state care longer than most states
Extended stays – the state’s 21-month-long median duration is the nation’s third-highest – contribute to worse outcomes for children, research suggests.
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Medicaid expansion in Maine projected to save 180 lives among older adults
Mainers are better able to manage chronic conditions because of the expansion, according to an analysis of a new study.
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Maine looks to overhaul its $83 million Medicaid transportation system
The state hopes to improve performance by consolidating services, including the system that came under fire in 2013 when thousands of Mainers missed medical appointments.
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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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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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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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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.