Final 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.
View ArticleState 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.
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