CRISPR Comes To COVID: A Pandemic Pivot And The Push For A Simple Coronavirus...
With coronavirus tests in short supply around the country, the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR could help, and a Cambridge, Mass. company is trying to develop quick, cheap, accurate tests that...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus Found In Mass. For First Time This Year
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said two mosquitoes collected on July 7 in Belmont tested positive for the virus.
View ArticleBoston's Pine Street Inn Secures Hotel Building In Effort To Control Coronavirus
Pine Street Inn, Boston's largest homeless shelter, is leasing a hotel near Boston Medical Center to avoid overcrowding at the shelter and reduce the chance of another surge of COVID-19.
View ArticleAs Universities Prepare To Bring Students Back, Some Turn To Mass Coronavirus...
In a computer model, campus outbreaks could be controlled when universities tested their entire student bodies frequently. A lower cost, low-accuracy test also showed promise, if it was administered...
View ArticleAmeriCorps Members In Mass. Play 'Uplifting' Essential Roles During Pandemic
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, thousands of people in the federal service program AmeriCorps became essential workers almost overnight -- many of them assisting vulnerable communities hit hard by...
View ArticleModerna Vaccine Looks Safe, May Need Two Doses. Now To Test It In 30,000 People
Researchers still aren’t sure if the vaccine will work based on the new evidence, but the results from the phase 1 clinical trial suggest the vaccine is safe and is promising.
View ArticleIn Smaller Hospitals, COVID-19 Patients At Triple The Risk Of Dying, National...
A detailed study of more than 2,200 critically ill patients finds major differences in death rates and treatment practices among 65 hospitals nationwide.
View ArticleCases Above Average In Most Mass. Communities Targeted For Testing
The percent of tests to return positive over the past two weeks was 1.91% across Massachusetts, but roughly 3% or higher in Lynn, Lawrence, Chelsea, Lowell, New Bedford and Fall River, indicating that...
View Article29% Of Mass. Nursing Homes Refused Patients Who’ve Used Opioids, Study Finds
The findings are in a study out of Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction. Researchers said they were surprised to see phrases like “do not take people who use drugs” in comments...
View ArticleNew Evidence May Implicate Additional Chemists In Statewide Drug Lab Scandal
Criminal defense attorney Jim McKenna joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the latest developments in the state's drug lab testing scandal.
View ArticleFamily Of Deceased Veteran Brings Federal Lawsuit Against State And Holyoke...
The lawsuit alleges the five defendants act with "deliberate indifference" and "callous disregard for the health and safety of the veterans"
View Article'They Come Already Sick': With Summer, More COVID-19 Cases Arrive On Nantucket
COVID-19 cases in some popular summer destinations have been slowly rising, particularly on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Local health officials believe many of the new cases are arriving with...
View Article'You Calling Makes Me Feel Less Alone': Contact Tracer Reflects On...
Laura De Veau worked as a contact tracer for almost three months. She says the cases she managed highlighted the coronavirus's impact on communities of color and low-wage workers.
View ArticleA New Website Helps People Find And Assess Addiction Treatment
The site offers information about addiction treatment providers, including the types of services, medications and accepted insurance. It also allows patients to see and provide feedback about their...
View ArticleWhy These Pandemic Times Make The Father Of American Zombie Movies More...
"The monsters in a George Romero film were never the obvious monsters. We humans were the monsters, bickering and attacking each other rather than using our formidable intellect and abilities to stay...
View ArticleWhy COVID-19 Test Results In Mass. May Come Back In 24 Hours — Or Two Weeks
Though not all residents getting tested for the virus had to wait two weeks for results, Massachusetts health officials noted that some people have been experiencing longer waits, partly because of...
View ArticleClimate Might Explain Why Mosquitoes Love The Taste Of People, Researcher Says
Researcher Noah Rose says climate is the main reason some mosquitoes evolved to prefer human blood. In order to survive in dry places, where the only available water and blood came from humans,...
View ArticleAnother COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients, Post-Ventilator, Who Don’t Wake Up
After 27 days on a ventilator, Frank Cutitta's lungs had recovered enough to remove the tube. But he didn't regain consciousness. His family had to decide whether to let him go, or keep waiting for him...
View ArticleTravelers To Mass. Will Need to Quarantine Or Show A Clean Coronavirus Test...
Travelers visiting Massachusetts from out of state, soon will have to prove they have recently tested negative for COVID-19--or quarantine for two weeks.
View ArticleModerna Virus Vaccine Put To Final Test In Thousands Of Volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final...
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