New England Pats Give Flight To China's Vaccine Diplomacy
The New England Patriots' team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID vaccines to El Salvador — and in the process inadvertently inserted itself into a testy, geopolitical fight for influence...
View ArticleGeneral Speaks Out About Bipolar Disorder That Ended Military Career
Retired two-star Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, formerly of Massachusetts, thinks the military needs to do a better job screening for and treating mental illness among troops, not just discharging people...
View ArticleModerna Says Its COVID-19 Shot Works In Kids As Young As 12
The company released the preliminary findings Tuesday based on testing on more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States. Earlier this month, the U.S. and Canada authorized another vaccine by...
View Article50% Of All Mass. Residents Are Fully Vaccinated
More than half of all Massachusetts residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a watershed moment in the year-plus slog of extraordinary losses, and a key to unlocking the post-pandemic...
View ArticleMayoral Candidates Talk 'Mass And Cass' Solutions
A portion of the forum turned into open debate on how to best deal with substance abuse disorder, mental health, and homelessness issues near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass...
View ArticleMass. Company Tracking Coronavirus In Sewage Goes National
Cambridge-based Biobot Analytics has been tracking wastewater at Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s Deer Island Treatment Plant throughout the pandemic. Detection in sewage can head off outbreaks.
View ArticleMass. Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel To Step Down
Bharel has been commissioner since Gov. Charlie Baker appointed her in 2015.
View ArticleNext Generation RNA Technology Could Unlock Treatments For Chronic Conditions
Scientists at a new Cambridge biotech believe they are close to harnessing the power of RNA for longer periods of time than were previously possible. They call the new technology "endless" RNA or "eRNA."
View Article'You Can Just Get It Right Now': A Push To Address Hampden County's...
Although Massachusetts has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Hampden County has the lowest rate in the state — with major racial and ethnic disparities among who is getting...
View ArticleCheck Your Skin: From Now Until December, It's Tick Season In Massachusetts
A higher number of people than is typical visited emergency departments across the state in March and April for tick bites, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In May, visits...
View ArticleGet Your Vaccine, And A $25 Gift Card, On Your Next Trip To Market Basket
The governor said vaccines would be available without an appointment Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week at pop-up clinics in the parking lots of Market Basket stores in Chelsea, Fall River,...
View ArticleIn A Small N.H. Town, This Dental Clinic Serves The State's Poor And Uninsured
Business operations upended by the pandemic and long-standing inequality have come to a head at one dental center in Tamworth, New Hampshire.
View ArticleMarty Martinez Talks About End To COVID State Of Emergency And Vaccinations...
Massachusetts' pandemic state of emergency ends Tuesday. That comes as, this week, the number of fully vaccinated in the state is expected to clear 4 million.
View ArticleGillette Stadium Is First To Close In State's Plan To Wind Down Its 7 Mass...
The mass vaccination site at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough is shutting down Monday -- but not before delivering a few hundred more shots.
View ArticleStudy: COVID Transmission Weakens In Hot, Humid Weather
Heat, humidity and the sun’s UV rays all play a part in slowing the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to new research from the Yale School of Public Health.
View ArticleCOVID Command Center Comes To An End
In addition to stepping down the command center, Baker announced that his administration convened its final Medical Advisory Board formal meeting last week.
View ArticleAll Aboard: The 'Vax Express' Could Be Coming To A Station Near You
The state is rolling out a special commuter rail train Wednesday to increase vaccine access in communities with lower vaccination rates.
View ArticleThe Pandemic Left More Kids Feeling Suicidal. One Mass. Teen Found Her Way...
Marie is one of many teens who've experienced suicidal thoughts and attempts during the pandemic. Health care providers in Massachusetts and nationwide have documented a notable increase in suicidal...
View ArticlePandemic-Delayed Surgeries Share Blame For Blood Shortage
Some New England hospitals are delaying or rescheduling surgeries because of a shortage of blood donations during the pandemic.
View ArticleWait Lists For Children's Mental Health Services Ballooned During COVID
As the pandemic exacerbated lengthy waits for mental health care, a few clinics in Massachusetts could serve as models of a way out of what some families have described as a "nightmare."
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