FDA Authorizes Higher-Dose Vials For Moderna Vaccine
One revision clarifies that currently available vials can hold a maximum of 11 doses, while the second authorizes deployment of "an additional multi-dose vial" in which each vial holds as many as 15...
View ArticleBrigham Face Transplant Pioneer Reflects On His Patients And The Procedure As...
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac has led the face transplant program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston since he started it more than a decade ago, and he performed the first full face transplant in the U.S.....
View ArticleMass. Expands Vaccine Eligibility To Residents 55+ Or With 1 Medical Condition
Starting Monday, Massachusetts will allow anyone 55 and older or with one qualifying medical condition to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. The state estimated the change will allow more than 920,000...
View ArticleAs Massachusetts Expands Eligibility, Residents Compete For Appointments
More than 920,000 additional people became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts on Monday, including everyone 55 and older or with a single risk factor. Now the race is on to snag an...
View ArticleSouth Shore Hospital Worker Spots Shipment Of Counterfeit Face Masks
James “Barry” O’Shaughnessy, the manager of procurement of South Shore Health in Weymouth with 25 years of experience, recently placed an order for 30,000 masks — but when they arrived, he noticed...
View ArticleAmid Increased Need, Western Mass. Food Bank Wants Bigger Distribution Center
Food bank Executive Director Andrew Morehouse says the number of people using its services had jumped by 17% in the past year, straining the current distribution system.
View ArticleGov. Baker Scheduled To Receive A COVID-19 Vaccine
The Republican governor will get his shot at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston at about 2:30 p.m., according to a statement from his office.
View ArticleBaker, Drug Industry At Odds Over Price Control Plan
Baker's budget recommendation includes an outside section that would impose a penalty on drug manufacturers whose prices increase by more than the consumer price index plus 2%.
View ArticleVaccine Pre-Registration System Adds 2 Locations
Baker said more than 1.5 million people have pre-registered for a shot, and over 800,000 have been contacted with a chance to book an appointment.
View ArticleBU Researchers: CTE Study Offers Potential Path For Diagnosing The Brain...
The disease known to develop in some people who experience repetitive head trauma -- such a football players or military veterans -- so far has only been identified in people after their deaths.
View ArticleInfection Data Shows Impact Of Vaccines On Older Residents
The rate of new hospitalizations for adults 60 and older has plummeted by nearly three-quarters since the start of 2021, while the portion of new cases among that age group was nearly cut in half over...
View ArticleBaker Deflects Talk Of Vaccine Passports
Gov. Charlie Baker repeatedly said "no" when asked about planning for vaccine credentials, insisting his focus was on getting millions more Bay State residents vaccinated first. He said there would be...
View Article'It Just Stays With You': The Corrosive Health Effects Of Decades Of...
All her life, Lisa Wong could pick up and move on from racist acts, both experienced and observed. But after a year of anti-Asian attacks across America, she thinks, “We’re not OK.” Racial violence...
View ArticleShare Your Tips On Booking A Coronavirus Vaccine In Massachusetts
We're collecting your best advice to help those still searching for an appointment.
View ArticleCOVID Variants Driving Up Case Counts On Cape Cod
One day after U.S. Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the B.1.1.7 strain is now the "most common lineage" in the United States, Cape Cod elected officials and health...
View ArticleN.H. To Allow Vaccines For Non-Residents Starting April 19
“Whether you live in Boston, Maine, Vermont, New York, doesn’t matter, come on in, get your vaccine. We’re open for business,” Sununu said at a press conference Thursday in Concord.
View ArticleMobile Clinics Help Deliver Coronavirus Vaccine To Hard-To-Reach People
For the past two months, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has held mobile clinics twice a week at sites around central Massachusetts where people might have a tough time traveling to get a shot.
View ArticleMassachusetts' Supply Of J&J Vaccine To Plummet This Week
The state got almost 104,000 doses of the vaccine last week but is scheduled receive only 12,300 doses this week, according to data from the CDC.
View ArticleU.S. Recommends 'Pause' For J&J Vaccine Over Clot Reports
In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in...
View ArticleMass. Health Officials Ask Vaccine Sites To Pause J&J Distribution
The DPH said in a statement that the directive is being given "out of an abundance of caution" as the CDC and FDA review six reported cases of the rare condition, none of which have occurred in...
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