Boston Doctor's Up-Close View Of COVID-19: It Can Get Bad Fast, Last Long,...
A doctor in the thick of the coronavirus battle, the director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center unit who is treating some of the sickest patients, shares her on-the-ground hospital view.
View ArticleBoston To Open First-Responders Only COVID-19 Testing Site At Suffolk Downs
A dedicated testing facility for Boston's coronavirus first responders will open at Suffolk Downs in East Boston this weekend, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced at a press conference Friday.
View ArticleUMass Tries Innovative Method To Clean N95 Masks: UV Light
Once they are decontaminated, a hospital epidemiologist said, the masks can be re-used several times.
View ArticleWith Empty Beds And An Expandable ICU, Mass. General 'Looks Down The Barrel'...
The chief of Massachusetts General Hospital says its 150 ICU beds can be expanded to 400 beds if needed for coronavirus patients, and meanwhile the hospital is unusually empty.
View ArticleBrigham And Women's Doctor On What Restrictions On Visitors Means For Patients
To fight the spread of the coronavirus hospitals are changing policies and many patients are now mostly alone. In a lot of situations, no visitors are allowed.
View ArticleOne Medical Student On Graduating Early To Help Respond To The Coronavirus
Many medical students in Massachusetts are graduating early so they can help respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
View ArticleBoston Adds 240 More Beds To House City's Homeless Population During Outbreak
He also announced that Boston would be adding hundreds more beds to house those who are homeless, allowing them a place to isolate and recuperate if they fall ill.
View Article'It's Heartbreaking': Worcester Nursing Home Residents Moved To Make Way For...
The Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester is the first of what will be multiple skilled nursing facilities converted for ongoing coronavirus care.
View ArticleGlobal Health Expert Estimates Mid To Late May Will Bring The End Of Lockdown
Dr. Davidson Hamer is a professor of global health and medicine at the Boston University School of Public Health and School of Medicine.
View ArticleGrowing Coronavirus Cases Strain Mass. Resources
WBUR reporter Callum Borchers joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to give an update on the latest.
View ArticleBaker: Expect Surge Of Coronavirus Patients In Mass. As Early As April 7
Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said the COVID-19 surge in Massachusetts could occur between April 7 and April 17, and outlined additional efforts to counteract the highly contagious disease.
View ArticleMass. Now Has More Than 5,000 Reported Coronavirus Cases
The newest statistics from the state show 5,752 confirmed cases as of Monday, with 56 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
View Article19 Boston Police Officers, 3 Civilians Test Positive For Coronavirus
Boston police say 19 uniformed police officers and three civilian employees have tested positive for the coronavirus.
View Article11 Veterans Dead After Coronavirus Outbreak At Soldiers' Home In Holyoke
At least five of the residents who died have tested positive for the coronavirus, while test results are pending for others. Meanwhile, 11 living residents and five staff members have also tested...
View ArticleSpaulding Hospital In Cambridge Opens A Dedicated COVID-19 Recovery Unit
The Spaulding unit is one of several clinics that have found new purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticlePressley And Warren Call For Racial Data In Coronavirus Testing
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus...
View ArticleWith No Proven Drug Therapies For COVID-19, Here's What Boston Hospitals Are...
Hospitals are faced with a tough decision right now: when a patient has COVID-19, which unproven drugs fall into the "might help, won't hurt" category?
View ArticleHarvard OB-GYN: In Fast-Changing Landscape, Much To Learn About COVID-19 And...
The coronavirus pandemic is profoundly changing the experience of pregnancy -- from the first trimester to labor, delivery, and even those early weeks and months of a baby’s life. Dr. Neel Shah says...
View ArticleFearing Shortage, Teams Scramble To Design A Simple Ventilator (But Don't Try...
Inventors in the Boston area and around the country are working on cheap, simple ventilators in case they're need in the COVID-19 crisis.
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