State Marks 1st Day Without A Reported COVID Death Since June
Tufts University epidemiologist Shira Doron said it means the most severe cases of COVID-19 are coming down to levels that are better than they've been since the pandemic began.
View ArticleMass. Health Boards Overwhelmed, Unready To Protect Workers
With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, 351 overtaxed local boards of health are the unwitting new guardians of workplace safety. And...
View ArticleMass. Hit New Overdose Peak in 2020
Opioid overdose deaths have hit a new peak in Massachusetts. Preliminary data from the state Department of Public Health (DPH) shows a 5% increase in 2020. That’s 102 more fatalities than in 2019. The...
View ArticleThe Grandkids Are Back, But Pandemic Effects Linger For Some In Long-Term Care
Vaccines to stop COVID-19 mean that families can safely visit their loved ones in nursing homes again, after many months of staying apart. But the joy of reunion is tempered by the health toll of...
View ArticleCDC Eases Up On Indoor Mask-Wearing For Vaccinated People
In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, saying...
View ArticleRhode Island To Offer Vaccines To Out-Of-State Visitors
Until now, only residents and people who work or go to school in the state have been eligible to receive a vaccine. But Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee says that changes Monday, just in time for the...
View ArticleBoston Epidemiologist Reacts To CDC Dropping Mask Mandate For Vaccinated People
With reaction to this decision, Boston University professor of global health and medicine Dr. David Hamer joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes.
View ArticleWhy A Group Of Scientists Are Calling For An Investigation Into Origin Of...
The group includes Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He joined WBUR's Weekend Edition to discuss.
View ArticleNo Vacancy: How A Shortage Of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
A teenager spent 17 days in a Massachusetts emergency department awaiting psychiatric treatment. She and her mom documented the experience.
View ArticleAn Epidemiologist On Baker's Plans To Fully Reopen Mass.
Dr. Shira Doron, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.
View ArticleAfter Being Hit Hard By COVID, Mayor Outlines Revere's Plans For Reopening
To find out how one city is proceeding, WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo.
View ArticleHundreds Of Immigrants Who Need Long-Term Care Get Stuck In Hospitals Because...
Nora Ketter has been living inside a Worcester-area hospital for years. Like many other immigrants who don't qualify for long-term care coverage under MassHealth, she's had to remain in the hospital...
View ArticleTeens And Kids, Participate In Our Pandemic Letter Writing Project
In a year when young people have endured many losses, big and small, WBUR journalists want to provide them with a space to share their own writings about how the pandemic has affected their lives and...
View ArticleMassachusetts To End COVID-19 Vaccine Preregistration Site
Residents will still be able to track down a location to receive a COVID-19 shot using the state’s vaccine finder website.
View ArticleNew England Pats Give Flight To China's Vaccine Diplomacy
The New England Patriots' team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID vaccines to El Salvador — and in the process inadvertently inserted itself into a testy, geopolitical fight for influence...
View ArticleGeneral Speaks Out About Bipolar Disorder That Ended Military Career
Retired two-star Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, formerly of Massachusetts, thinks the military needs to do a better job screening for and treating mental illness among troops, not just discharging people...
View ArticleModerna Says Its COVID-19 Shot Works In Kids As Young As 12
The company released the preliminary findings Tuesday based on testing on more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States. Earlier this month, the U.S. and Canada authorized another vaccine by...
View Article50% Of All Mass. Residents Are Fully Vaccinated
More than half of all Massachusetts residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a watershed moment in the year-plus slog of extraordinary losses, and a key to unlocking the post-pandemic...
View ArticleMayoral Candidates Talk 'Mass And Cass' Solutions
A portion of the forum turned into open debate on how to best deal with substance abuse disorder, mental health, and homelessness issues near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass...
View ArticleMass. Company Tracking Coronavirus In Sewage Goes National
Cambridge-based Biobot Analytics has been tracking wastewater at Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s Deer Island Treatment Plant throughout the pandemic. Detection in sewage can head off outbreaks.
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