Fitchburg Arena Tapped As Temporary MorgueThe state's chief medical examiner established a staging area at the university's Landry Arena to serve as a temporary morgue should the need arise if the COVID-19 death toll accelerates...CommonHealth2 hours ago
UMass Memorial Medical Center Has Enough Equipment For Now, But Is Readily Accepting DonationsDr. Kimi Kobayashi, chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, works on the front lines of the effort to secure more PPE. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition...PlayCommonHealth06:123 hours ago
Lessons From The Tuberculosis Bullet That Boston Dodged In The '90s Could Help For COVID-19"Boston has impressive public health talents. Now is the time to use them."CommonHealth4 hours ago
Over 100 Mass. Residents Have Died Of The CoronavirusFor the latest on the pandemic, WBUR business reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka joined Morning Edition's Bob Oakes.PlayCommonHealth06:164 hours ago
Boston Students Help Repair Medical Masks After Tufts Receives Damaged DonationWhen the Tufts Medical Center accepted a private donation of some 6,000 face masks in March, their gratitude was mixed with frustration: Although the masks were still wrapped in their...PlayCommonHealth02:324 hours ago
Coronavirus Cases Now In Three Prisons And Five Jails Across Mass.The coronavirus is now in three prisons and four jails across the state, bringing the total known infected staff and prisoners to 35 people.CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
There Are Now More Than 100 Deaths Due To COVID-19 In Mass.The 122 deaths reported is a 37% jump from the day before.CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
R.I. Mayors Want Shuttered Hospital Reopened As COVID-19 Care SitePawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien and Central Falls Mayor James Diossa sent a letter to Care New England this week saying Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket could be used as a testing...CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
After COVID-19 Deaths At Holyoke Veterans' Home, Sister Facility In Chelsea Reports Cases, 2 DeathsAt least two residents and two employees of the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea -- a state-run facility for older veterans -- have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those residents, one...CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
I'm A Doctor Who Got COVID-19. Here's What I LearnedI exposed my patients, my parents and my friends. I exposed my husband and my kids. All without knowing.CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
Worcester Nursing Home ‘Pauses’ Transfer Of Residents As Several Test Positive For CoronavirusThe case complicates a process that, for the adult children of Beaumont's elderly residents, was already emotional.CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
Wilmington Nursing Home Converting To COVID-19 FacilityAdviniaCare at Wilmington announced plans late Tuesday to temporarily designate its 142-bed skilled nursing facility to care for patients diagnosed with the respiratory disease who are recovering and in need...CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
White House's Grim COVID-19 Deaths Model 'Plausible' For 'Low End,' Researcher SaysSam Scarpino, a professor of network science who heads up Northeastern University’s Emergent Epidemics Lab, models coronavirus outbreaks around the world to better inform the game plan for Massachusetts.PlayCommonHealth06:09Apr 1, 2020
Experimental Blood Test Detects Many Dangerous Cancers, Study FindsThe test is designed to find cancers that shed DNA into the blood, including pancreatic and ovarian cancer, says Prof. Geoff Oxnard of Dana-Farber and Harvard, who helped lead the...CommonHealthApr 1, 2020
'It Didn't Have To Get That Bad': Veteran Service Officer Says Problems At Holyoke Soldiers' Home Go Way BackThirteen veterans have died at the facility in recent days. Six are confirmed to have had COVID-19. One tested negative for the coronavirus, and the other results are pending. So...PlayCommonHealth06:43Mar 31, 2020
Mass. To Roll Out Mobile Coronavirus Testing For Nursing Homes Teams for the pilot program will be staffed by trained personnel from the state National Guard.CommonHealthMar 31, 2020
Mass. Prisoners Are Making Masks, Gowns And Other Coronavirus SuppliesSome have criticized the program, in part because some prisoners earn less than $1 an hour. CommonHealthMar 31, 2020
Worcester's DCU Center Will Become 250-Bed Field Hospital For Stable COVID-19 PatientsThe arena will become a 250-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients who are stable but still in need of care and monitoring.CommonHealthMar 31, 2020
Holyoke Mayor: For Half A Week, Soldiers' Home Deaths Were Not Reported To State Or City OfficialsTwo other veterans have since died, bringing the total to 13 resident deaths at the facility as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the state Executive Office of Health and Human...PlayCommonHealth06:43Mar 31, 2020
Fearing Shortage, Teams Scramble To Design A Simple Ventilator (But Don't Try This At Home)Inventors in the Boston area and around the country are working on cheap, simple ventilators in case they're need in the COVID-19 crisis. PlayCommonHealth04:05Mar 31, 2020
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