Feds Open Investigation Into Holyoke Soldiers' Home
U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division will look into whether facility failed to provide residents with adequate medical care during the pandemic
View ArticleCan Inhaling Nitric Oxide Treat — Or Prevent — COVID-19? MGH Wants To Find Out
MGH is studying whether nitric oxide can treat patients with COVID-19 or prevent people from getting the disease.
View ArticleBaker: Surge Could Come April 20; Flow Of Cases May Require State To Tweak Plans
Mass. Governor Charlie Baker said the state Department of Public Health on Friday will issue an advisory recommending that people wear a mask or face covering when not in their homes.
View Article'We're Absolutely In The Surge': Boston Hospitals Already Seeing Predicted...
The numbers of COVID-19 patients has been rising every day at major Boston hospitals, but they say they still have the capacity for more patients.
View ArticleAn Emotional Baker Urges People To Stay At Home As Mass. Prepares For A Surge...
Gov. Charlie Baker is pleading with Massachusetts citizens to stay home as a surge in coronavirus cases is expected to hit the Bay State in just over a week. The plea comes a day after Passover, and as...
View ArticleThey're Doctors. They're Married. They Both Have Coronavirus. But Only 1 Got...
Now a month into the ordeal, Singh and his wife are still staying on different floors of their townhouse. And the two doctors have been tweeting about what they've learned from the experience.
View ArticleGrocery Worker Who Died Of COVID-19 Lacked Protective Gear She Needed,...
Vitalina Williams was not a doctor, a nurse or an EMT, but she died on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. She was an immigrant from Guatemala who worked at Market Basket in Salem, and at...
View Article21 Residents Dead, 93 Test Positive For COVID-19 At Longmeadow Senior Home
All residents at the facility are currently under quarantine, the facility announced in a letter sent late Friday night, and a universal mask and gown policy has been implemented for staff.
View ArticleControl What You Can: A Psychologist's Pandemic Advice
Mental health professionals are concerned about a potential wave of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression related to the coronavirus crisis.
View ArticleCoronavirus Deaths Surge At Nursing Homes Across The Country
More than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by...
View ArticleHazard Pay Coming To Many Mass. Health Care Workers
About 6,500 front-line health workers whose jobs put them at an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus stand to benefit.
View ArticleEaster Sunday Marks Largest Single-Day Increase In Mass. COVID-19 Cases
On Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker predicted that during the peak, the state could see around 2,500 new cases a day in Massachusetts.
View ArticleExperts Can't Agree On Whether Mass. Coronavirus Surge Has Begun
WBUR business reporter Callum Borchers joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to report the latest.
View Article11 Residents Of Chelsea Nursing Home Have Died After Testing Positive For...
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare says 117 residents have tested positive so far at its locations in Chelsea, Peabody and Winthrop. An additional 40 employees have tested positive.
View ArticleMassachusetts Girds For the COVID-19 Surge
WBUR Senior State House Reporter Steve Brown joins WBUR's All Things Considered from Beacon Hill to discuss the day's developments.
View ArticleHarvard Economist Weighs In On How Reopening For Business May Look...
Despite President Donald Trump’s impatience to re-open the economy, there’s still no clear end to the public health crisis; and from this vantage point, the recovery looks long and hard.
View ArticleBaker Teams Up With Northeastern Governors As Mass. Contends With Surge
WBUR's Anthony Brooks joined Morning Edition to share the latest on the pandemic.
View ArticlePressley Says ICU, Ventilator Guidelines Negatively Affect Minorities And...
The guidelines were created to help health care providers decide which patients receive critical resources like intensive care unit beds or ventilators in the event they become scarce.
View ArticleBaker Mum On Whether State Troopers Sent To NYC To Protect Medical Supply...
Baker was asked about a tweet from the official State Police account, which said troopers were escorting the Patriots tractor-trailer to JFK Airport to bring more medical supplies back to the state.
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