How To Build Resilience In Kids As They Emerge From Trauma
Undeniably, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on children’s mental health. Clinicians are seeing spikes in anxiety, depression, and in some cases, suicidal thoughts and attempts. To...
View ArticleMassachusetts Reaches Baker's Goal Of 4.1 Million Residents Fully Vaccinated
Baker's announcement came on the same day the White House acknowledged that President Joe Biden will fall short of reaching his goal of vaccinating 70% of all American adults with at least one shot by...
View ArticleMost Kids Bounce Back After Disasters. Researchers Want To Know If COVID Will...
Harvard psychology professor Katie McLaughlin has been following more than 200 families to measure the short and long term mental health impacts of the pandemic.
View ArticleZoom Therapy And Not Enough Beds: How The Pandemic Affected Kids' Access To...
Outpatient care went virtual in the pandemic, but teletherapy was tough for some kids. And the already high demand for inpatient psychiatric care for kids only increased.
View Article'We Can Talk About This': Kids Benefit When Parents Open Up About Mental...
Experts say parents who are experiencing mental health problems should try to be forthcoming with kids, as it will make it more likely their kids will reach out to process difficult emotions, too.
View ArticleSeveral Mass. Health Care Systems Will Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For Workers
Three large health care providers in Massachusetts -- Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health and Wellforce -- are mandating that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
View ArticleHow COVID Isolation, Loss And Racism Deepened Crises For Children Of Color
Children of color who live in the cities most affected by the pandemic have been hit by a triple tsunami: Their communities have had higher rates of COVID infections and deaths, more job loss, and more...
View ArticleCOVID Was Hard On Youths, But It May Have Spurred 'Post-Traumatic Growth'
Sometimes the experience of grief or trauma can be a catalyst for positive transformation – a process psychologists call post-traumatic growth. For young people, some psychologists believe COVID-19...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Kids Reflect On COVID-19 In Letters, Poetry And Artwork
The frustrations and fears of adults were shared widely in columns and commentaries across many news sites, including our own. It was time to hear more from the kids.
View ArticleState Making Series Of Changes To COVID-19 Reporting
With the state of emergency weeks in the past and COVID-19 metrics at record low levels, DPH plans to stop publishing new data seven days a week.
View ArticleMass. Senior Care Company To Mandate Vaccines For Workers
About 30% of Massachusetts nursing home staff are not vaccinated, according to the most recent state data, putting vulnerable residents at risk. About one-quarter of the nation’s pandemic deaths have...
View ArticleNew Trial Suggests Repurposing An Old Drug Might Help Save Lives From COVID-19
The drug, typically used to boost the immune system for patients with cancer and bone marrow transplants, improved oxygen levels in people hospitalized with COVID-19.
View ArticleTask Force Recommends All Mass. Residents Be Added To Organ Donor List,...
The Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension recommended the state assume all residents want to donate their organs, unless they specifically opt-out.
View ArticleSlowly, Mass. Is Closing The Racial Gap In Vaccination Rates
Since the approval of the first COVID-19 vaccines, the rate of vaccinations among white residents outstripped vaccinations in communities of color. That gap remains, but it seems to be inching closer...
View ArticleTeen Writers Reflect On Losses And Growth During The Pandemic
High school students from Brockton and Holliston who wrote reflections for WBUR's Pandemic Generation series speak with WBUR's Lisa Mullins.
View ArticleProvincetown Introduces Mobile Testing As Cases Rise
WBUR's Deborah Becker spoke with Provincetown Town Manager Alex Morse. He noted the increase in cases coincided with a huge increase in the number of people in town.
View ArticleTo Mask, Or Not To Mask: Epidemiologists Debate Rules For K-12 Students This...
The CDC says vaccinated students no longer have to wear masks indoors. But many students remain unvaccinated, leaving uncertainty about how schools should design -- and enforce -- new policies.
View ArticlePeople Still Getting Infected With COVID-19, Despite High Vaccination Rate
Despite high vaccination rates in Massachusetts, some people are still getting sick with COVID-19.
View ArticleQuestions Surround Biogen's New Alzheimer's Drug
Biogen’s Aducanumab is the first FDA approved drug that’s supposed to treat an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s Disease, but many scientists aren’t convinced that it can actually do that.
View ArticleAfter Breakthrough Cases, Provincetown Ramps Up COVID-19 Testing
Daily testing is available Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center parking lot.
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