Nearly 19,000 Cases Of Coronavirus In Mass., But State Leaders Say Surge Is...
Yet, state leaders talk about a "surge" of patients as something that's still to come -- in the near future. To help explain the timing of this surge, WBUR's Carey Goldberg joined Morning Edition host...
View ArticleAG Healey Investigating Price Gouging Of Protective Virus Gear
Maura Healey said Thursday her office is looking into hundreds of complaints, including several filed by UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest hospital group in central Massachusetts.
View ArticleFeds Open Investigation Into Holyoke Soldiers' Home
U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division will look into whether facility failed to provide residents with adequate medical care during the pandemic
View ArticleCan Inhaling Nitric Oxide Treat — Or Prevent — COVID-19? MGH Wants To Find Out
MGH is studying whether nitric oxide can treat patients with COVID-19 or prevent people from getting the disease.
View ArticleBaker: Surge Could Come April 20; Flow Of Cases May Require State To Tweak Plans
Mass. Governor Charlie Baker said the state Department of Public Health on Friday will issue an advisory recommending that people wear a mask or face covering when not in their homes.
View Article'We're Absolutely In The Surge': Boston Hospitals Already Seeing Predicted...
The numbers of COVID-19 patients has been rising every day at major Boston hospitals, but they say they still have the capacity for more patients.
View ArticleAn Emotional Baker Urges People To Stay At Home As Mass. Prepares For A Surge...
Gov. Charlie Baker is pleading with Massachusetts citizens to stay home as a surge in coronavirus cases is expected to hit the Bay State in just over a week. The plea comes a day after Passover, and as...
View ArticleThey're Doctors. They're Married. They Both Have Coronavirus. But Only 1 Got...
Now a month into the ordeal, Singh and his wife are still staying on different floors of their townhouse. And the two doctors have been tweeting about what they've learned from the experience.
View ArticleGrocery Store Workers Are On The Front Lines, Often Working Without Adequate...
For grocery store employees, and lots of other often low-paid workers who are keeping essential business going during the pandemic, making a living means risking infection every day — often without...
View Article21 Residents Dead, 93 Test Positive For COVID-19 At Longmeadow Senior Home
All residents at the facility are currently under quarantine, the facility announced in a letter sent late Friday night, and a universal mask and gown policy has been implemented for staff.
View ArticleControl What You Can: A Psychiatrist's Pandemic Advice
Mental health professionals are concerned about a potential wave of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression related to the coronavirus crisis.
View ArticleCoronavirus Deaths Surge At Nursing Homes Across The Country
More than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by...
View ArticleHazard Pay Coming To Many Mass. Health Care Workers
About 6,500 front-line health workers whose jobs put them at an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus stand to benefit.
View ArticleEaster Sunday Marks Largest Single-Day Increase In Mass. COVID-19 Cases
On Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker predicted that during the peak, the state could see around 2,500 new cases a day in Massachusetts.
View ArticleExperts Can't Agree On Whether Mass. Coronavirus Surge Has Begun
WBUR business reporter Callum Borchers joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to report the latest.
View Article11 Residents Of Chelsea Nursing Home Have Died After Testing Positive For...
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare says 117 residents have tested positive so far at its locations in Chelsea, Peabody and Winthrop. An additional 40 employees have tested positive.
View ArticleMassachusetts Girds For the COVID-19 Surge
WBUR Senior State House Reporter Steve Brown joins WBUR's All Things Considered from Beacon Hill to discuss the day's developments.
View ArticleHarvard Economist Weighs In On How Reopening For Business May Look...
Despite President Donald Trump’s impatience to re-open the economy, there’s still no clear end to the public health crisis; and from this vantage point, the recovery looks long and hard.
View ArticleBaker Teams Up With Northeastern Governors As Mass. Contends With Surge
WBUR's Anthony Brooks joined Morning Edition to share the latest on the pandemic.
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