Advocates Press Lawsuit Despite DOC Claims Of Improved Involuntary Addiction TreatmentDespite 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 continue to argue...PlayCommonHealth05:23Oct 20, 2020
Cambridge Opens Public Showers As Housing Instability GrowsThe city of Cambridge has installed 10 public showers for people who are homeless to use in Harvard Square.CommonHealthOct 19, 2020
Boston Children's Hospital Names New CEO Amid PandemicRunning 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...PlayCommonHealth04:22Oct 19, 2020
How Massachusetts Plans To Distribute Coronavirus VaccinesThe state plan follows the CDC's playbook, with three stages of delivery as more vaccines, both in volume and variety, become available.CommonHealthOct 17, 2020
As Virus Cases Tick Up, 27 More Mass. Communities Cross Highest Risk ThresholdUnder 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...CommonHealthOct 15, 2020
They’re Back: Harvard Study Shows Outpatient Visits Return To Pre-Pandemic NumbersIn 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.CommonHealthOct 15, 2020
Many Times Greater Than Any War Since 9/11: Economists Estimate The Pandemic's Cost At $16 TrillionIt’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...CommonHealthOct 12, 2020
Health Experts Say Mass. Is In 'A COVID Autumn,' And We're Not Ready For WinterEpidemiologists 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...CommonHealthOct 10, 2020
'TestBoston' Ofrecerá Mensualmente Pruebas Gratuitas De COVID-19 Para 10,000 Personas En Greater BostonTestBoston, 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...CommonHealthOct 8, 2020
Isolated, 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...CommonHealthOct 8, 2020
Baker Forms Vaccine Advisory Group To Prepare For DistributionThe group includes medical professionals, public health experts, elected officials, community leaders and infectious disease specialists.CommonHealthOct 8, 2020
Relaxing State Social Distancing Measures Immediately Increases Virus Spread, MGH Study FindsA new study from Massachusetts General Hospital provides more evidence that the coronavirus spread increases when communities relax social distancing measures and reopen economies.PlayCommonHealth04:48Oct 6, 2020
'TestBoston' To Offer Free At-Home Coronavirus Tests Monthly For 10,000 Across Greater BostonThe 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...CommonHealthOct 6, 2020
In Dense Cities Like Boston, Coronavirus Epidemics Last Longer, Northeastern Study FindsThe 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....CommonHealthOct 6, 2020
'At Least Moderately Severely Ill': A Boston Infectious Disease Specialist On Trump's ConditionThere 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...PlayCommonHealth04:59Oct 5, 2020
A Doctor Assesses Trump's Coronavirus RisksAt 74, the president is considered high risk because of his age. His physicians say he's doing well right now. PlayCommonHealth04:50Oct 2, 2020
How A Science Giant Pivoted To Coronavirus Testing And Helped New England Colleges Salvage On-Campus FallThe Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT is a powerhouse in the young science of genomics -- but lately, it has become one of the country's biggest coronavirus testers, at...PlayCommonHealth06:58Oct 2, 2020
Boston Is Now Considered High Risk For COVID-19Ten other communities were added to the high risk group, while three others were removed, raising the total to 23. At the same time, statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases have...PlayCommonHealth05:16Oct 1, 2020
List Of Mass. Communities At 'High Risk' For Coronavirus Swells To 23, Includes BostonThe designation is made when a community has a rate at or above eight people per 100,000 infected, averaged over 14 days. In all, 23 Massachusetts municipalities are considered "high...CommonHealthSep 30, 2020
With The Coronavirus Creeping Back In Mass., Health Experts And Community Groups Call For ActionAlthough there’s still more data that must be examined to understand the pandemic’s direction in Massachusetts, some health experts and advocates say Gov. Baker should take stronger action to stem...CommonHealthSep 29, 2020
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