Massachusetts Comienza A Publicar Datos Raciales Relacionados Al Coronavirus,...
Massachusetts comenzó el miércoles a publicar datos sobre raza y origen étnico de aquellos que dieron positivo o murieron por causa del coronavirus. Sin embargo, como han advertido los funcionarios de...
View ArticleBoston Hospitals, Even Longtime Rivals, Work Together To Manage Flow Of...
Normally, many Boston hospitals tend to be rivals, but they're working together to manage the flow of COVID-19 patients.
View ArticleState Surpasses 500 Deaths From COVID-19; Governor Calls Unemployment Filings...
WBUR's Steve Brown spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about the day's developments related to the coronavirus.
View ArticleHarvard Immunologist: No Widespread Antibody Testing For Another Month, At Least
Dr. Michael Mina, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard specializing in immunology and infectious diseases, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the continued bottleneck in testing for...
View ArticleMassachusetts COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 500
For the first time since the outbreak began, the daily increase in confirmed cases exceeded 2,000: a jump of 2,151 over Wednesday — when Gov. Charlie Baker cautioned that the state is still on the...
View ArticleNearly 19,000 Cases Of Coronavirus In Mass., But State Leaders Say Surge Is...
Yet, state leaders talk about a "surge" of patients as something that's still to come -- in the near future. To help explain the timing of this surge, WBUR's Carey Goldberg joined Morning Edition host...
View ArticleAG Healey Investigating Price Gouging Of Protective Virus Gear
Maura Healey said Thursday her office is looking into hundreds of complaints, including several filed by UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest hospital group in central Massachusetts.
View ArticleU.S. Attorney, DOJ's Civil Rights Division Open Investigation Into Soldiers'...
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling and the DOJ are investigating whether the Holyoke Soldiers' Home violated residents' civil rights.
View ArticleCan Inhaling Nitric Oxide Treat — Or Prevent — COVID-19? MGH Wants To Find Out
MGH is studying whether nitric oxide can treat patients with COVID-19 or prevent people from getting the disease.
View ArticleBaker: Surge Could Come April 20; Flow Of Cases May Require State To Tweak Plans
Mass. Governor Charlie Baker said the state Department of Public Health on Friday will issue an advisory recommending that people wear a mask or face covering when not in their homes.
View Article'We're Absolutely In The Surge': Boston Hospitals Already Seeing Predicted...
The numbers of COVID-19 patients has been rising every day at major Boston hospitals, but they say they still have the capacity for more patients.
View ArticleAn Emotional Baker Urges People To Stay At Home As Mass. Prepares For A Surge...
Gov. Charlie Baker is pleading with Massachusetts citizens to stay home as a surge in coronavirus cases is expected to hit the Bay State in just over a week. The plea comes a day after Passover, and as...
View ArticleThey're Doctors. They're Married. They Both Have Coronavirus. But Only 1 Got...
Now a month into the ordeal, Singh and his wife are still staying on different floors of their townhouse. And the two doctors have been tweeting about what they've learned from the experience.
View ArticleGrocery Worker Who Died Of COVID-19 Lacked Protective Gear She Needed,...
Vitalina Williams was not a doctor, a nurse or an EMT, but she died on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. She was an immigrant from Guatemala who worked at Market Basket in Salem, and at...
View Article21 Residents Dead, 93 Test Positive For COVID-19 At Longmeadow Senior Home
All residents at the facility are currently under quarantine, the facility announced in a letter sent late Friday night, and a universal mask and gown policy has been implemented for staff.
View ArticleControl What You Can: A Psychologist's Pandemic Advice
Mental health professionals are concerned about a potential wave of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression related to the coronavirus crisis.
View ArticleCoronavirus Deaths Surge At Nursing Homes Across The Country
More than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by...
View ArticleHazard Pay Coming To Many Mass. Health Care Workers
About 6,500 front-line health workers whose jobs put them at an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus stand to benefit.
View ArticleEaster Sunday Marks Largest Single-Day Increase In Mass. COVID-19 Cases
On Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker predicted that during the peak, the state could see around 2,500 new cases a day in Massachusetts.
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