Providers Urge State To Stock Up On PPE For Second Wave
Health care leaders told legislators that in addition to the state developing a stockpile that could be bought into by providers if supplies run low, the state should also be thinking about securing a...
View ArticleResearch Offers New Insights Into Mysterious, Rare COVID-Related Inflammatory...
The studies, one of which was led by Boston Children's Hospital, found that the coronavirus-related illness known as multi-system inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, appeared to be caused when a child's...
View ArticleFor The First Time In Months, Mass. Recorded A Day Free Of COVID-19 Deaths
The state hasn't had a day without a recorded coronavirus-related death since March.
View ArticleExperts Feared COVID-19 Would Surge Back In Mass. After Protests, Businesses...
Health scientists believe Massachusetts residents largely have themselves to thank for that. They credit widespread adherence to basic COVID-19 precautions such as mask-wearing, hand-washing and...
View ArticleAn Infectious Disease Expert On Why Mass. Has Been Successful At Flattening...
Dr. Nadia Abuelezam, infectious disease expert and assistant professor at Boston College Connell School of Nursing, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to explain how Massachusetts' approach has been...
View ArticleLos Temores De Un Aumento De Casos De COVID-19 No Se Han Materializado En...
Pero a pesar de las protestas, de que los restaurantes comenzaron a admitir comensales en sus locales, y la lenta resurrección de las compras y otras actividades, los temores de un nuevo aumento en los...
View ArticleWhy COVID-19 Contact Tracers In Mass. Will Send You Milk
In Massachusetts, people who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to COVID-19 get help with everything from groceries to legal assistance, whatever it takes so they can stay put and...
View ArticleQué papel juega el Massachusetts Community Tracing Collaborative en la...
El CTC estima que entre el 10% y el 15% de los casos solicitan asistencia
View ArticleFEMA Captain Discusses Unique Problems Associated With COVID-19
A FEMA administration for the New England states talks about how the federal agency is supporting citizens throughout the pandemic and the challenges it is facing.
View ArticleWarren, Markey Report Finds ‘Crisis’ In Nation’s Assisted Living Facilities
While nursing homes have been in the spotlight during the pandemic, a "parallel crisis" has festered in assisted living residences.
View ArticleEEE Detected In Mosquito Sample From Orange, Mass., State Health Officials Say
The sample was collected on July 1 near the town of Orange in Franklin County, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement released Friday.
View ArticleA Health Expert Weighs In As Mass. Braces For Phase Three Reopening
While the decision to reopen further does falls in line with Massachusetts' low average positive test rate for COVID-19 -- just 1.8 percent -- the coronavirus reality in many other states is going from...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Survivors Share Their Experiences, Urge Caution As Mass. Reopens
With Massachusetts' reopening plans moving ahead, early survivors of COVID-19 in the state are hoping their experiences will convince others to be cautious.
View ArticleState Bracing For High Number Of Mosquito-Borne EEE Cases
Mosquitoes have already tested positive for EEE in the towns of Wendell and Orange in Franklin County, state Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said as officials discussed the state’s...
View Article'Stop The Spread' Initiative Will Increase Testing Capacity In Eight Mass. Towns
The increased testing will be available in Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough, and New Bedford.
View Article'First Step' Mass. Research Turns Off Key Gene In ALS That Runs In Families
The method uses small molecules called "micro-RNAs," delivered by a virus into the spinal fluid, to block a gene key in the fatal nerve disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
View ArticleData Shows Virus Spread In Nursing Homes Down Sharply In Mass.
The rate of positive tests, new daily COVID-19 cases and daily deaths in long-term care facilities are all now showing declines from earlier in the pandemic, according to a state presentation.
View ArticleAs Mass. Scales Back Contact Tracing Program, Frustrated Local Officials Say...
Local health officials complain that the state's contact tracing effort has been beset with computer glitches, inadequate training, and poor communication.
View ArticleState Report Sheds Light On Mass. Hospitals' Troubled Finances
Seventy-nine percent of hospitals -- 38 of 48 that reported data -- had positive total margins as of Dec. 31. As of March 31, the percentage had dropped significantly -- 36 percent, or 21 of 58...
View ArticleHow 2 Hard-Hit New England Cities Slowed Coronavirus Infections
With large populations of residents vulnerable to COVID-19, Chelsea, Mass. and Central Falls, R.I. had to cope with early spikes in cases. Months later, both cities offer lessons in controlling the...
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