The proposal, co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King and others, would award grants to states to combat Lyme disease, collect data and improve treatment.
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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Vaccinated child had Maine’s first case of measles in 2 years, say health officials
The case was confirmed Monday in a school-aged child in Somerset County, and the agency says others may have been exposed at schools in Madison and the hospital in Skowhegan.
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Mills amends budget to include 33 more caseworkers to protect vulnerable kids
The state’s system for protecting children has come under fire since two young girls died in 2017 and 2018.
Posted inNews, Politics
Religious exemption to vaccination wouldn’t be keeping the faith
A day after the Maine Senate’s passage of a bill preserving the exemption, faith leaders and others say no major religious organizations oppose vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases.
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If you haven’t had a measles shot since you were a baby, you might need another
Adults in their 30s, 40s and 50s who have had only 1 dose have slightly less protection than those who who have had booster shots.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Maine delegation weighs in on Barr’s handling of Mueller case, with Pingree calling for resignation
Sen. Angus King says William Barr is acting as if he’s ‘more the president’s lawyer than the people’s lawyer.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Pingree, Golden vow to back Planned Parenthood’s efforts to fight ‘gag rule’
Planned Parenthood says it will have to turn down $400,000 in federal funds for women’s health clinics in Maine if the courts uphold a Trump administration effort to limit abortion referral services.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills administration ends ‘ineffective policy’ of putting photos on food stamp cards
The policy established under Gov. Paul LePage encouraged participants to have their photos on their benefit cards.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Critics take aim at plan to allow prescription drug imports from Canada
Pharmacists and others warn of unintended consequences in a bill that aims to reduce medication costs in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Lead paint safety program working in Maine, research shows
More Maine homes are being tested thanks to a new, lower threshold at which lead is found in children who live there.