Tufts Children’s Hospital converting pediatric beds to adult ICU, medical/surgical beds
Tuft’s Children’s Hospital, a historic hospital for children in Boston that has been around for more than 125 years, is converting its pediatric inpatient beds to much-needed adult ICU and medical/surgical beds, the hospital announced Thursday.The change, which is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to become effective July 1, will allow the hospital […]
US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated body
Researchers on Thursday reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs.This time around, surgeons in Alabama transplanted a pig’s kidneys into a brain-dead man — a step-by-step rehearsal for an operation they hope to try in living patients possibly later this […]
US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated body
Researchers on Thursday reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs.This time around, surgeons in Alabama transplanted a pig’s kidneys into a brain-dead man — a step-by-step rehearsal for an operation they hope to try in living patients possibly later this […]
How much of a good sign is delta coronavirus variant’s diminished impact?
Video: How much of a good sign is delta coronavirus variant’s diminished impact? Updated: 6:42 PM EST Jan 18, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JESSICA: THE OMICRON VARIANT CAUSES NEARLY 100% OF ALL NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IS THE INTERIM DEAN OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE […]
Is self COVID-19 testing or pool testing better for Mass. schools?
Video: Is self COVID-19 testing or pool testing better for schools? Massachusetts doctor weighs in Updated: 5:07 PM EST Jan 18, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SIGN UP THIS WEEK FOR A NEW STATE PROGRAM ALLOWING THEM TO TEST FOR COVID-19 AT HOME. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS […]
Can you learn to put names to faces while you sleep? Here’s what one study found
Need to quickly put a name to a face on a company video call? About to play charades online with your new partner’s entire family? Or are you fretting about putting a name to that colleague’s face when you do go back to work in person?One day soon you may have a tool to help […]
Has surge of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts peaked?
Video: Has surge of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts peaked? Updated: 6:23 PM EST Jan 17, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ANNOUNCER: YOU’RE WATCHING WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 5:30. ED: MORE THAN 800,000 AMERICANS ARE NOW TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 EVERY DAY. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. ROBERT DUNCAN, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT […]
Hospitals delay thousands of surgeries as they face COVID surge
Starting Monday, Massachusetts’ largest health care system reduced the number of surgeries it will perform each week as the hospitals work to adjust to the strain caused by the latest pandemic surge. Up to 2,000 scheduled surgeries per week, or 40% of the hospital system’s usual total, could be affected by Mass. General Brigham’s new […]
DPH orders business to stop offering COVID-19 tests in Massachusetts
Massachusetts health officials have ordered an out-of-state company to stop offering COVID-19 testing at three locations in the commonwealth. The Illinois-based Center for COVID Control has storefront locations in Needham, North Dartmouth and Worcester.The company’s website boasts 275 locations nationwide. Its linked Twitter account was suspended. Several complaints about the business were submitted to the […]
DPH orders business to stop offering COVID-19 tests in Massachusetts
Massachusetts health officials have ordered an out-of-state company to stop offering COVID-19 testing at three locations in the commonwealth. The Illinois-based Center for COVID Control has storefront locations in Needham, North Dartmouth and Worcester.The company’s website boasts 275 locations nationwide. Its linked Twitter account was suspended. Several complaints about the business were submitted to the […]