A Doctor Assesses Trump's Coronavirus Risks
At 74, the president is considered high risk because of his age. His physicians say he's doing well right now.
View Article'At Least Moderately Severely Ill': A Boston Infectious Disease Specialist On...
There have been mixed messages coming out of Washington about President Trump's health since he tested positive for the coronavirus. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician and the medical...
View ArticleIn Dense Cities Like Boston, Coronavirus Epidemics Last Longer, Northeastern...
The research underscores the importance of having uniform rules across the state to prevent virus spread from one area to another, a lead author of the Nature Medicine paper says.
View Article'TestBoston' To Offer Free At-Home Coronavirus Tests Monthly For 10,000...
The project aims to ease testing bottlenecks, especially for groups hit hardest by the pandemic, as well as detect spread of the virus and research how protective antibodies are for people who've had...
View ArticleRelaxing State Social Distancing Measures Immediately Increases Virus Spread,...
A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital provides more evidence that the coronavirus spread increases when communities relax social distancing measures and reopen economies.
View ArticleBaker Forms Vaccine Advisory Group To Prepare For Distribution
The group includes medical professionals, public health experts, elected officials, community leaders and infectious disease specialists.
View ArticleIsolated, Active Cases Hit A New High In Mass.
The number of people with active cases of the highly-contagious coronavirus in Massachusetts jumped by more than 20% in the last week to the highest level since the state began reporting active cases...
View Article'TestBoston' Ofrecerá Mensualmente Pruebas Gratuitas De COVID-19 Para 10,000...
TestBoston, un proyecto que ahora están lanzando el Brigham and Women's Hospital y el Broad Institute, planea ofrecer este tipo de pruebas en el hogar a miles de personas en todo el área metropolitana...
View ArticleHealth Experts Say Mass. Is In 'A COVID Autumn,' And We're Not Ready For Winter
Epidemiologists often use the analogy of a forest fire to describe epidemics. Over the summer, when infection rates were low, the pandemic felt like a few controllable fires smoldering in hot spots....
View ArticleMany Times Greater Than Any War Since 9/11: Economists Estimate The...
It’s difficult to quantify the entirety of the havoc that’s been loosed on our economy in the last 8 months into a single number – but that’s what Harvard economists David Cutler and Lawrence Summers...
View ArticleThey’re Back: Harvard Study Shows Outpatient Visits Return To Pre-Pandemic...
In fact some specialties like dermatology, urology and adult primary care are seeing more patients than they did at the beginning of the year, before COVID-19 hit.
View ArticleAs Virus Cases Tick Up, 27 More Mass. Communities Cross Highest Risk Threshold
Under the color-coded risk designations the Department of Public Health uses to reflect incidence rates of COVID-19 infections in cities and towns, Massachusetts as a whole would fall into the...
View ArticleHow Massachusetts Plans To Distribute Coronavirus Vaccines
The state plan follows the CDC's playbook, with three stages of delivery as more vaccines, both in volume and variety, become available.
View ArticleBoston Children's Hospital Names New CEO Amid Pandemic
Running one of Boston's top hospitals would be difficult in the best of times, but Dr. Kevin Churchwell will also face a few unique challenges when he takes over as CEO of Boston Children's Hospital...
View ArticleCambridge Opens Public Showers As Housing Instability Grows
The city of Cambridge has installed 10 public showers for people who are homeless to use in Harvard Square.
View ArticleAdvocates Press Lawsuit Despite DOC Claims Of Improved Involuntary Addiction...
Despite state officials' claims five months ago that conditions were improved at the Department of Correction's substance use treatment facility in Plymouth, advocates for civilly committed men...
View ArticleU.S. Officials: OxyContin Maker To Plead Guilty To 3 Criminal Charges
Justice Department officials tell The Associated Press that Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion. OxyContin is the powerful...
View ArticleNation's Largest Eating Disorder Treatment Facility Opens In Dedham Amid...
The National Eating Disorders Association SAYS ITS Helpline saw a 94% increase in calls and messages from March through September compared to the same time last year.
View ArticlePublic Health Expert Weighs In On How Close We May Be To Vaccine Approval
Dr. Howard Koh is the former state commissioner of the Department of Public Health. He joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes.
View ArticleFDA Approves First COVID-19 Drug: Antiviral Remdesivir
The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. is calling Veklury, cut the time to recovery by five days in a large study led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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