Statistical 'Forecasters' Try To Predict The Pandemic's Path Forward
Nicholas Reich, an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at UMass Amherst who does pandemic forecasting, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss.
View ArticleMass. COVID-19 Case Counts On The Rise Again
There were nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Massachusetts over the weekend and the percentage of tests that come back positive for the coronavirus is rising.
View ArticleBaker Expands Hot Spot Testing To 8 More Mass. Communities
The eight communities were selected because cases and positive test rates far exceed the statewide average there, and the volume of testing being conducted has declined significantly over recent...
View ArticleBU Prof: Nursing Home COVID Deaths Point To Discrimination Against People...
The Americans With Disabilities Act was passed 30 years ago. Some are questioning whether, in the face of COVID-19, the law is working as intended.
View ArticleBoston Medical Center's Addiction Treatment Director Retires
Michael Botticelli, who is 62 years old, retired from the post on May 1. He was appointed in 2017.
View ArticleHolyoke Soldiers' Home Suspends Family Visits After Veteran Tests Positive...
This the first positive case at the state-run home in over a month.
View ArticleFinal Phase Of Clinical Trials For Moderna Vaccine Underway
Dr. Lindsey Baden is an infectious disease specialist at Brigham and Women’s and will serve as one of the study’s principal investigators. She joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about...
View ArticleHow Accurate Is Coronavirus Testing? It Depends On The Test You Take
Between pop-up testing sites, doctors offices, worksite testing and self-administered tests, most patients don't know what type of coronavirus test they're taking -- or how accurate it may or may not...
View ArticleBaker Considering Lowering Limit On Gatherings After COVID-19 Spreads At Parties
A large party in Chatham was linked to a cluster of new infections, and Nantucket officials are considering scaling back restaurant hours due to small increases in their infection numbers as people...
View ArticleSix Employees At Holyoke Soldiers' Home Test Positive For Coronavirus
No employees appeared symptomatic, but all six were sent home "out of an abundance of caution."
View ArticleSafer Air: To Cut Virus Risk In Fall, Schools Scramble To Improve Ventilation
As schools plan for possible reopening in the fall, many are considering overhauls to filters and air flow -- and at least making sure windows work, for a start.
View ArticleMass. Positive COVID-19 Case Rate Inches To Highest Level Since Mid-June
WBUR checks in with Dr. David Hamer about the virus' spread in Mass.
View ArticleMassachusetts' First Human Case Of EEE This Year Found In Middleborough
Officials are on alert that 2020 will be another active year for EEE, WBUR reported in June. The disease can cause brain damage, and kills over a third of those who contract it.
View ArticleMassHealth Moves To Break Ties With 3 Nursing Homes
Among other issues, the facilities failed to follow infection control practices such as separating COVID-positive residents from those who had not contracted the virus and maintained low staffing...
View ArticleIf A Second COVID-19 Wave Is On The Horizon In Mass., Experts Say There's A...
The specter of another swell in cases hangs over the state’s slow re-opening, but this time, health experts hope that by watching for early warning signs, officials might be able to stay ahead of the...
View Article11 Test Positive For Virus At Holyoke Soldiers' Home
Four veteran residents have been placed in isolation, and seven staffers have been asked to self-quarantine over the past week, according to officials. All 11 had previously tested positive and are...
View ArticleBlue Cross Delivering $101 Million In Refunds, Rebates
"Since many elective procedures and routine visits have been deferred during the pandemic, our medical costs during the second quarter were lower than we originally anticipated," said Andrew Dreyfus,...
View ArticleMore Shutdowns Are Avoidable, But The Public Needs To Trust Science, Dr....
After thousands became infected with the coronavirus last spring, hard hit states like Massachusetts had to impose months of restrictions to bring the pandemic to heel. As communities ease back into...
View ArticleWith School Reopenings On The Horizon, An Infectious Disease Researcher...
Stephen Kissler, an immunology and infectious disease research fellow at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about it.
View ArticleBig Mass. Study Finds You Could Be Symptom-Free But Still Carry High Load Of...
Among more than 3,000 nursing home residents and staffers who tested positive, the range of viral loads was about the same whether people had symptoms or not.
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