The CDC is trying to determine whether there are any connections between the cases in the Bangor area, including one in which the patient died.
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 drug overdose deaths continued decline in first quarter, falling 14%
The state had 74 fatal drug overdoses through March, down from 86 for the same period last year. Most of the deaths were caused by fentanyl, and cocaine-related overdoses are on the rise.
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Effort to increase Medicaid patients’ access to opioid treatment is threatened
A provision in federal law designed to control costs – called the upper payment limit – is creating an obstacle.
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Maine Med’s move to end training with live animals follows national trend
Maine Medical Center had been one of only a dozen hospitals nationwide that used live animals for training in emergency medicine, a practice that has declined sharply in the last 15 years.
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Fungus appears to be an ally in fight against browntail moth caterpillars
Maine’s rainy, cool weather in May and June has caused some localized collapses in the population of the pests.
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Bill to establish adult Medicaid dental benefit fails, but advocates will try again in 2020
The bill would create an adult Medicaid benefit for dental care in Maine.
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Maine doctors writing fewer opioid prescriptions
The state has seen a 41.5 percent drop in opioid prescribing since 2013, seventh-highest in the nation, as physicians work to limit the risks of dependency.
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Thunderstorms knock out power to over 2,700 CMP customers
Most of the outages were reported in Cumberland County, with 2,592 without electricity late Saturday night.
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Names of 7 motorcyclists killed in crash released
Police are still reconstructing the scene, and the National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating.
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Freeport motorcyclist dies in collision with SUV in Waterboro
The Saturday crash that killed Kimberly Sawyer, 53, is being reconstructed.