Global Health Expert Weighs In On The Week Ahead
Dr. David Hamer is a professor of global health and medicine at the Boston University School of Public Health and School of Medicine. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss what's...
View ArticleRecommended Curfew In Boston Starts This Week, As State Cases Total 12,500
For the latest on the coronavirus locally, WBUR reporter Callum Borchers joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes.
View ArticleSteward Opening COVID-Specific ICUs At Mass. Hospitals
Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Morton Hospital in Taunton, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton will set up new COVID-specific ICU beds.
View ArticleMGH, Harvard Among Partners Behind App To Track Coronavirus Symptoms
Through the app, participants can report their health status daily and give researchers a better idea of where coronavirus hotspots might be.
View ArticleBoston's Homeless Population Experiencing 'Significant Surge' In Coronavirus...
About 200 people who are homeless in the city have tested positive for the coronavirus, out of 600 to 700 people tested.
View ArticleBoston Medical Center ICU Reaches Capacity Sunday, A First During COVID-19...
The worrisome milestone comes at a time when state, federal and local officials are warning that the viral outbreak may be entering a surge period in Massachusetts and other states.
View ArticleFramingham Lab Launches Rapid Test For Telltale Coronavirus Antibodies
A Framingham company joins the rush to offer antibody tests that show whether someone has had the coronavirus and developed possible immunity to it.
View ArticleMass. Community Health Centers Furlough Staffers, Fear More To Come
The layoffs come as health centers struggle with a loss of revenue from check-ups, dental care, elective tests and procedures that have been postponed during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleDoctor At Mass. General, Suffering From COVID-19, Helps Test Experimental...
Coronavirus patients around the world have been rushing to join remdesivir studies that opened in hospitals in the last few weeks.
View ArticleThe Latest On The Coronavirus In Massachusetts
Philanthropists in Massachusetts are stepping up to provide relief to those feeling the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleSurge In Coronavirus Cases In Boston's Homeless Population 'More Dramatic...
The spread of the coronavirus is leading to a growing sense of urgency among clinicians and homeless service providers -- and increasing anxiety for people who are homeless.
View ArticleBaker Administration Unveils Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund
First Lady of Massachusetts Lauren Baker is spearheading this initiative, and she joined WBUR's Morning Edition to explain.
View ArticleBaker: COVID-19 Testing Sites To Open In Lowell, West Springfield
A testing site in Lowell opening Tuesday in partnership with CVS Health is the first rapid, drive-through testing site open to the public.
View ArticleMass. Beginning To See Virus Surge, With Nearly 14,000 Positive Tests
WBUR's Deborah Becker joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to report the latest.
View ArticleMass. Urged To Unlock Pool Of Foreign Health Care Workers To Fight Pandemic
Lawmakers are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to let health care professionals trained in other countries join the state's COVID-19 fight, and a recent Board of Registration in Medicine move will allow...
View ArticleMass. Nurse: We Need More N95 Masks
"Not just nurses -- our respiratory technicians, our housekeepers, everybody that goes in those rooms, we're working as though we're being exposed every minute of every day. And it's scary."
View Article'How Long Do I Plan To Stay? As Long As It's Necessary': This Home Health...
There are nearly 55,000 personal care attendants in the state trying to keep their clients out of emergency rooms by bringing treatment and support into the homes of the elderly and disabled. In some...
View ArticleAhead Of Expected Surge, Boston Is Working With Hospitals To Expand Morgue...
The mayor said he has been in touch with hospitals and that the city is ready to expedite any permits needed to increase mortuary space
View ArticleMass. Sending $800 Million More To Health Care Providers
A new $800 million investment in Massachusetts health care providers who are critical to pandemic response adds to $840 million in previously announced financial assistance.
View ArticleHolyoke Soldiers' Home Staffers Say They've Been Told To Work If They're...
The union representing staff say an email told employees that if they test positive but are asymptomatic, they should continue to work.
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