A New Website Helps People Find And Assess Addiction TreatmentThe site offers information about addiction treatment providers, including the types of services, medications and accepted insurance. It also allows patients to see and provide feedback about their experiences with...CommonHealthJul 21, 2020
'You Calling Makes Me Feel Less Alone': Contact Tracer Reflects On Loneliness, Inequities During The PandemicLaura De Veau worked as a contact tracer for almost three months. She says the cases she managed highlighted the coronavirus's impact on communities of color and low-wage workers.PlayCommonHealth06:10Jul 17, 2020
'They Come Already Sick': With Summer, More COVID-19 Cases Arrive On NantucketCOVID-19 cases in some popular summer destinations have been slowly rising, particularly on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Local health officials believe many of the new cases are arriving with vacationers...CommonHealthJul 17, 2020
Family Of Deceased Veteran Brings Federal Lawsuit Against State And Holyoke Soldiers' Home LeadersThe lawsuit alleges the five defendants act with "deliberate indifference" and "callous disregard for the health and safety of the veterans"CommonHealthJul 17, 2020
New Evidence May Implicate Additional Chemists In Statewide Drug Lab ScandalCriminal defense attorney Jim McKenna joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the latest developments in the state's drug lab testing scandal.PlayCommonHealth04:31Jul 17, 2020
29% Of Mass. Nursing Homes Refused Patients Who’ve Used Opioids, Study FindsThe findings are in a study out of Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction. Researchers said they were surprised to see phrases like “do not take people who use...CommonHealthJul 16, 2020
Cases Above Average In Most Mass. Communities Targeted For TestingThe percent of tests to return positive over the past two weeks was 1.91% across Massachusetts, but roughly 3% or higher in Lynn, Lawrence, Chelsea, Lowell, New Bedford and Fall...CommonHealthJul 16, 2020
In Smaller Hospitals, COVID-19 Patients At Triple The Risk Of Dying, National Study FindsA detailed study of more than 2,200 critically ill patients finds major differences in death rates and treatment practices among 65 hospitals nationwide. CommonHealthJul 15, 2020
Moderna Vaccine Looks Safe, May Need Two Doses. Now To Test It In 30,000 PeopleResearchers still aren’t sure if the vaccine will work based on the new evidence, but the results from the phase 1 clinical trial suggest the vaccine is safe and is...CommonHealthJul 15, 2020
AmeriCorps Members In Mass. Play 'Uplifting' Essential Roles During PandemicWhen the coronavirus pandemic hit, thousands of people in the federal service program AmeriCorps became essential workers almost overnight -- many of them assisting vulnerable communities hit hard by the...PlayCommonHealth06:11Jul 15, 2020
As Universities Prepare To Bring Students Back, Some Turn To Mass Coronavirus TestingIn a computer model, campus outbreaks could be controlled when universities tested their entire student bodies frequently. A lower cost, low-accuracy test also showed promise, if it was administered often...PlayCommonHealth03:38Jul 14, 2020
Boston's Pine Street Inn Secures Hotel Building In Effort To Control CoronavirusPine Street Inn, Boston's largest homeless shelter, is leasing a hotel near Boston Medical Center to avoid overcrowding at the shelter and reduce the chance of another surge of COVID-19....CommonHealthJul 13, 2020
West Nile Virus Found In Mass. For First Time This YearThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health said two mosquitoes collected on July 7 in Belmont tested positive for the virus. CommonHealthJul 10, 2020
CRISPR Comes To COVID: A Pandemic Pivot And The Push For A Simple Coronavirus TestWith coronavirus tests in short supply around the country, the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR could help, and a Cambridge, Mass. company is trying to develop quick, cheap, accurate tests that...PlayCommonHealth06:53Jul 10, 2020
How 2 Hard-Hit New England Cities Slowed Coronavirus InfectionsWith large populations of residents vulnerable to COVID-19, Chelsea, Mass. and Central Falls, R.I. had to cope with early spikes in cases. Months later, both cities offer lessons in controlling...PlayCommonHealth06:03Jul 10, 2020
State Report Sheds Light On Mass. Hospitals' Troubled FinancesSeventy-nine percent of hospitals -- 38 of 48 that reported data -- had positive total margins as of Dec. 31. As of March 31, the percentage had dropped significantly --...CommonHealthJul 9, 2020
As Mass. Scales Back Contact Tracing Program, Frustrated Local Officials Say It's Been 'Unreliable'Local health officials complain that the state's contact tracing effort has been beset with computer glitches, inadequate training, and poor communication.CommonHealthJul 9, 2020
Data Shows Virus Spread In Nursing Homes Down Sharply In Mass.The rate of positive tests, new daily COVID-19 cases and daily deaths in long-term care facilities are all now showing declines from earlier in the pandemic, according to a state...CommonHealthJul 8, 2020
'First Step' Mass. Research Turns Off Key Gene In ALS That Runs In FamiliesThe method uses small molecules called "micro-RNAs," delivered by a virus into the spinal fluid, to block a gene key in the fatal nerve disease ALS, also known as Lou...CommonHealthJul 8, 2020
'Stop The Spread' Initiative Will Increase Testing Capacity In Eight Mass. TownsThe increased testing will be available in Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough, and New Bedford. CommonHealthJul 8, 2020
