Sudbury To Spray For Mosquitoes After 5-Year-Old Girl Contracts EEESo far this year, there have been seven confirmed human cases of EEE in the state. One of the victims, a Fairhaven woman, died of the mosquito-borne virus.CommonHealthSep 8, 2019
5-Year-Old Sudbury Girl In Critical Condition After Testing Positive For EEE VirusA 5-year-old girl from Sudbury and a woman from Northborough are the two latest Massachusetts residents to contract Eastern Equine Encephalitis, bringing the human case count for the state to...PlayCommonHealth04:49Sep 7, 2019
5-Year-Old Sudbury Girl And Woman In Northboro Test Positive For EEE Increasing The Number Of State Human Cases To 7Two more people have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, becoming the sixth and seventh infected in Massachusetts in 2019.CommonHealthSep 6, 2019
You Might Not Really Be As Into All This Negative News As You SeemA study of more than 1,000 people around the world tracking their physiological responses as they watch news videos finds that they have far less "negativity bias" than expected. CommonHealthSep 6, 2019
Effort To 'Gronk Spike' NFL Cannabis Policy Gains MomentumFormer Patriots star Rob Gronkowski has become an advocate for CBD at a time when the NFL and its players union are studying cannabis as a possible pain-management tool.PlayCommonHealth04:58Sep 6, 2019
5th Human Case Of EEE Found In Mass.People are being asked to take extra precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes that carry the disease.CommonHealthSep 5, 2019
Mass. Jails Expand Use Of Medication To Treat Opioid AddictionParticipating jails are now offering all three federally-approved opioid treatment meds: methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. CommonHealthSep 5, 2019
Citronella Candles And Self-Imposed Curfews: Living With The Threat Of EEEIn Fairhaven, where a woman recently contracted the mosquito-borne illness and died, some residents are taking extra precautions and adjusting their schedules in an attempt to protect their health.PlayCommonHealth03:35Sep 4, 2019
Vertex Purchases Semma Therapeutics For $950 MillionThe Cambridge-based pharmaceutical giant is seeking to add the biotech company, which has been pursuing treatments for type 1 diabetes, to its portfolio. CommonHealthSep 3, 2019
Federal Study Of PFAs In Water At Former N.H. Military Base ApprovedThe federal government will study the health implications of PFAs at New Hampshire's Pease International Tradeport.CommonHealthSep 1, 2019
Mass. Weighs Bringing In Drug-Sniffing Dogs To Its Psychiatric HospitalsAfter five overdoses -- including one that was fatal -- at its flagship psychiatric hospital, the state is debating a move some nurses see as a necessary safety precaution. Meanwhile,...PlayCommonHealth07:16Aug 30, 2019
Study Finds No 'Gay Gene,' But Some Question Whether The Search Should Have Started At AllWhile these genes are statistically associated with same-sex sexual behavior, they do not predict that someone has, or will have, a same-sex sexual partner.PlayCommonHealth02:45Aug 30, 2019
Where Does EEE Come From? Your Questions About The Mosquito-Borne Virus, AnsweredEastern equine encephalitis likely evolved several thousand years ago in the Amazon Basin in South America. “We can’t say for sure, but biodiversity in the tropics is greatest on all...CommonHealthAug 29, 2019
Advocates Hope For A 'Turning Point' In Suicide Prevention With 988 Crisis Hotline NumberA bill co-sponsored by Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton would make 988 the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.CommonHealthAug 28, 2019
Vermont Hospital Cited By Feds After Nurse Says She Was Coerced Into Assisting An AbortionThis is the first enforcement action of its kind from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division.CommonHealthAug 28, 2019
Is Your Town At Critical Or High Risk For EEE? Here's How The State Determines Risk LevelWhen looking at the state's maps for EEE risk, it appears that the human cases are the driving factor in not only the community in question, but in surrounding communities...CommonHealthAug 28, 2019
What We Know About EEE As Mass. Sees 1st Fatality This YearIn Massachusetts, on average, about 40% of people who contract the mosquito-borne disease die.PlayCommonHealth04:20Aug 26, 2019
Mass. Woman Dies From Mosquito-Borne EEEPublic health officials said Sunday that a woman over 50, who was the fourth in the state to contract the disease, has died in the state's first fatal EEE incident...CommonHealthAug 26, 2019
Following EEE Threats, Mass. To Continue Aerial Mosquito SprayingMassachusetts’ battle against the growing threat of mosquito-borne illnesses is continuing this weekend with aerial spraying in parts of Worcester and Middlesex counties.CommonHealthAug 24, 2019
3rd Human Case Of EEE In Mass. Found In Franklin CountyA Franklin County man has tested positive for EEE, which is the third case discovered this year. These are the first human cases confirmed in the state since 2013.CommonHealthAug 23, 2019
