'We're Racing Time': Biotech Companies Rush To Complete Coronavirus VaccineIf scientists are unable to create a vaccine before the virus spreads further and begins mutating, their efforts won’t be as effective in preventing a global pandemic. "People are working...PlayCommonHealth04:13Feb 21, 2020
Jury Finds Boston Children's Hospital Was Not Negligent In Sending Teen To Psych WardJustina Pelletier, who was a teenager when she was cut off from her family and placed in the psychiatric ward at Boston Children's Hospital, said she was mistreated by hospital...PlayCommonHealth02:10Feb 20, 2020
Flu Severity Rises To 'Very High' In MassachusettsThe percentage of flu-like illness visits remains higher than the same week in the previous two years, DPH reported.CommonHealthFeb 14, 2020
Conversation About 'Moral Injury' Captures Doctors' Distress Deeper Than BurnoutThere's much talk about an epidemic of burnout in American medicine, but WBUR CitySpace panelists argue that what's actually eroding medical morale is "moral injury," a feeling of doing wrong...CommonHealthFeb 14, 2020
Senate Unanimously Approves Vast Mental Health BillThe Senate unanimously approved wide-reaching legislation Thursday designed to remove common barriers blocking access to mental health treatment.CommonHealthFeb 14, 2020
'It's Just The Flu': Father Recounts College Student's Life-And-Death BattleFlu poses special challenges on college campuses, where germs spread quickly and students may be handling their own health for the first time.PlayCommonHealth06:44Feb 13, 2020
Progress Slows In Massachusetts: Death Rates Flat In Opioid CrisisThe state Department of Public Health says preliminary data shows virtually no change from 2018 to 2019 in the number of residents who overdosed and could not be revived. Examiners...CommonHealthFeb 12, 2020
Neurologist Takes Stand To Defend Care Given To Justina Pelletier At Boston Children's"I literally ran to the hospital," said the neurologist who treated Pelletier, recounting the moment he learned that his patient's father had arrived at Boston Children's and was demanding his...CommonHealthFeb 7, 2020
Mass. Outlines Deal For A $2 Million Drug: Pay Only If It WorksIf a new treatment for a rare muscular and spinal atrophy disorder works, we pay. If not, we get most -- if not all -- of our money back.PlayCommonHealth02:55Feb 7, 2020
Gown, Mask, Face Shield, Gloves: Preparing For Coronavirus At A Boston HospitalAs the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak develops mainly in China, hospitals in Boston -- thousands of miles away -- try to prepare and handle patient concerns. PlayCommonHealth03:51Feb 7, 2020
Mental Health Access Bill Up In Senate Feb. 13The bill, which will be debated in the Senate next week, would give the state notable new powers to enforce existing state and federal laws that require equitable access to...CommonHealthFeb 6, 2020
Study: Meds Reduce Risk For Those Addicted To Opioids Better Than Therapy, Other TreatmentsThree months after an opioid use disorder diagnosis, those treated with buprenorphine or methadone had a 76% lower risk of overdose. At 12 months, researchers found a 59% lower risk.CommonHealthFeb 5, 2020
Smith College Says Student Is Being Monitored Out Of 'Abundance Of Caution' For Possible CoronavirusThe student notified the college after developing "cold-like symptoms" that it was possible she may have been on the same flight as a UMass Boston student who contracted the virus....CommonHealthFeb 4, 2020
Boston Has Its First Confirmed Case Of Coronavirus. Here's What You Should KnowAs Boston and state health officials urge residents to stick with their regular routines, here are a few things to know about the deadly virus that spreads like the flu.CommonHealthFeb 3, 2020
After First Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Case In Mass., Some Bostonians Worry About RiskHealth officials emphasize the risk of getting the flu is much higher than the risk of contracting the Wuhan coronavirus, but some are still taking precautions. Others warn that heightened...CommonHealthFeb 3, 2020
'It Was A Punch In The Stomach': Pelletier Father Recalls First Days At Boston Children's In TestimonyA jury will decide on whether doctors took the right course of action in 2013 by separating Justina Pelletier from her parents in a protracted lawsuit the family brought alleging...CommonHealthFeb 2, 2020
As Deaths Rise, The Urgent Search For Medications To Treat MethNumbers just out from the CDC show deaths linked to these stimulants are rising fast while deaths from opioids decline.PlayCommonHealth04:53Jan 31, 2020
World Health Organization Declares Global Emergency Over CoronavirusThe U.N. health agency defines an international emergency as an “extraordinary event” that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response.CommonHealthJan 30, 2020
Officials: N.H. Residents Previously Suspected Of Having Coronavirus Have Tested NegativeTwo patients, who had recently traveled to Wuhan, China -- the epicenter of the infectious disease outbreak -- tested negative for the disease and have recovered, state health officials said...CommonHealthJan 30, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak Resembles SARS, But Virus Experts Say Science Moves Far Faster NowCompared to the SARS outbreak in 2003, medical information is flowing more quickly and science advancing far more rapidly in the outbreak of the new coronavirus centered in Wuhan, China....PlayCommonHealth03:05Jan 29, 2020
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