State Report Offers 'First Look' At Pandemic Impacts On Hospitals
Thirty-one of the 38 hospitals that submitted data reported losses in April, while 21 of 38 reported losses in May.
View ArticleState Health Officials Identify First Human Case Of West Nile This Year
The threat of West Nile virus in the state is considered generally low at this time.
View ArticleThe FDA Is Reviewing Biogen's 'Breakthrough' Alzheimer's Treatment
Currently, the only drugs available to Alzheimer’s patients are ones that delay symptoms. But aducanumab promises to alter the course of the disease.
View ArticleSi Hay Una Segunda Ola De COVID-19 En Mass., Los Expertos Dicen Que Podría...
El espectro de otra ola de casos se cierne sobre la lenta reapertura del estado, pero esta vez, los expertos en salud esperan que al observar las primeras señales de advertencia, los funcionarios...
View ArticleBoston Doctors Launch Voter Registration Efforts In Hospitals
An emergency room doctor in Boston is assembling thousands of voter registration kits for distribution at hospitals and doctor’s offices.
View ArticleRevere Officials Step Up Testing, Hand Out Masks At The Beach
Free coronavirus testing in Revere is being extended through September 12 and a second testing site is expected to be announced on Monday.
View ArticleThe COVID-19 Risks You May Take, And Create, While Traveling
Consider the family of four who lands at Logan Airport after visiting relatives in Texas. They’ve taken three flights and stayed at a hotel. Two days later, three members of the family test positive...
View ArticleBaker Pledges Extra Help To 'Higher Risk' Communities As COVID-19 Cases Spike...
Some of the communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission in state include Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere.
View ArticleFeds Reach Agreement With Mass.-Based Moderna On Vaccine Candidate
Under the agreement, the U.S. government will purchase 100 million doses from Moderna, and will have the option to buy up to 400 million more from Moderna.
View ArticleNumber Of 'Higher-Risk' Communities In Mass. Jumps To 11 Days After State...
Thirty-three municipalities fell into the higher-risk yellow or red categories when Baker first announced the rankings. In Wednesday's report, that number was up to 46.
View ArticleHow Vermont And New Hampshire Are Keeping Coronavirus At Bay
Mark Levine, Vermont's health commissioner, and Lori Shibinette, New Hampshire's health commissioner, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about why their states are faring well while others, like...
View ArticleSecond Human Case Of EEE Confirmed In Mass. This Year
A woman in her 60s is the second human case of the mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis to be has been confirmed in state this year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
View ArticleFall River, Taunton Risk Assessments Downgraded After False Positives
The Baker administration last week tied a color-coded map of COVID-19 risk to recommendations on whether schools should open with in-person learning, remote learning, or a hybrid model. But problems...
View ArticleState Takes Steps To Redo Virus-Ravaged Holyoke Vets’ Home
The Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance announced Monday that it had selected a company to conduct a 12-week assessment of what needs to be done at the Soldiers’ Home, the site of one of...
View ArticleFlu Shots Will Be Required For All Mass. Students
The immunizations will be required from the age of six months on for attendees of Massachusetts child care programs, pre-schools, K-12 schools, and colleges and universities, the Department of Public...
View ArticleFlu Shot Now Required For All Mass. Students
State public health officials today announced that all children six months or older who are attending Massachusetts child care programs, pre-school, K-12 schools, colleges and universities will be...
View ArticleThird Human Case Of EEE Confirmed In Halifax
In response to the man's diagnosis, DPH said the EEE risk level in Halifax has been raised to critical, and the risk levels in East Bridgewater and Hanson were raised to high.
View ArticleMGH Study: Kids Have Higher Levels Of Coronavirus In Airways Than Adults
The study did not look at how much the youth transmitted the virus, but lead author of the study Dr. Lael Yonker says the viral load generally corresponds with how infectious someone is.
View ArticleGenetic 'Fingerprints' Suggest Superspreader Biogen Conference Seeded 40% Of...
New genetic evidence suggests the Biogen conference that turned into a superspreader event early in the pandemic affected the spread of the coronavirus in not just the Boston area but the country and...
View Article'Forever Altered': Health Care Workers Face Mental Health Struggles After...
Dr. Tracey Dechert says she's lost passion and joy in her work and daily life, and it feels like there's a huge weight hanging over her and her colleagues. She and other medical leaders hope speaking...
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