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  • Dec 12, 2022

    Vets Warn of Spike in Respiratory Cases in Dogs

    Veterinarians say canine influenza, or dog flu, is seeing a spike right now, and a mysterious respiratory illness is also causing concern.

  • Health Dec 6, 2022

    Maine Schools Close for Cleaning as Sickness Sweeps Through District

    At least two Maine schools were closed on Tuesday due to student illness. According to an announcement from Maine School Administrative District 75 (MSAD 75), classes were canceled at Mount Ararat Middle School in Topsham and Harpswell Community School for “deep cleaning” at both buildings. The primary symptom affecting students was des...
  • COVID Q&A Dec 6, 2022

    Does Rising COVID Wastewater Data Signal the Start of a Surge? Boston Doctors Explain

    As the Boston area’s sewer system detects more COVID than any time in over a month, top Boston doctors say it could be the start of a surge, or it could be a blip. Levels are as high as they’ve been since last winter’s omicron surge, data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority shows. COVID-19 data collected from the...
  • mental health Dec 1, 2022

    Mass. Mental Health Care System in Flux

    When the head of the largest behavioral health provider in western Massachusetts woke up Thursday, there were 39 people continuing to wait in emergency departments around greater Springfield in need of psychiatric treatment beds. That figure is not unusual, according to Behavioral Health Network President and CEO Steven Winn. At times, the number o...
  • COVID Q&A Nov 29, 2022

    How to Mitigate Risk of COVID, Flu and RSV This Holiday Season

    Between COVID-19, the flu and RSV, doctors worry that we could be facing a triple threat of infections this holiday season. The rise in respiratory viruses comes as new immune-evading COVID-19 subvariants take over and amid concerns about hospital capacity and staffing shortages. One recent report by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Associat...
  • NBC10 Boston Responds Nov 23, 2022

    ‘I Spent a Lot of Days Crying': NBC10 Boston Responds Helps Get $96K Medical Bill Paid Off

    Jeneane Life owns the Carlisle House Inn in Nantucket and divides her time between Massachusetts and Indiana, which is her primary residence. Last September she had trouble breathing and went to Nantucket Cottage Hospital, thinking she had COVID-19. “They came into the ER room when I was waiting for my COVID diagnosis and said, you have ...
  • COVID Q&A Nov 23, 2022

    New COVID Variant Becomes Predominant Strain in New England

    With new immune-evading COVID-19 variants taking over and the holidays coming up, top Boston doctors are worried about immunocompromised and elderly people. Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 combined now make up a total of 50% of all cases in the nation and 46% in New England, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for ...
  • New Hampshire Nov 21, 2022

    NH Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Children's Prescriptions, Replacing With Fake Pills

    A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty Monday to stealing medications, some of which were prescribed to children under the age of 13, while working at a residential care facility two years ago. Thomas John Ball Poirier, 41 of Tilton, was working at Spaulding Academy and Family Services in Northfield, New Hampshire when he stole prescription drugs, acco...
  • health care Nov 17, 2022

    Health Care Staffing Shortages May Be Here to Stay and We'll Need to Adapt, Baker Says

    Staffing shortages in health care might be here to stay, and the industry needs to reimagine how it delivers care, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning. “There’s this giant staffing problem running across the system, but that staffing problem is doing significant damage to the normal process by which the system works,” Baker s...
  • Health Nov 16, 2022

    Mass. Medical Groups Call For RSV Mitigation Measures

    An “unusual increase” in cases of a respiratory virus is ramping up pressure on the already-strained health care sector in Massachusetts, and Bay Staters should take steps including possible indoor masking to protect themselves, medical experts said Wednesday. Leaders of three statewide medical groups warned that physicians are dealing ...
  • mask mandate Nov 15, 2022

    Doctors Debate Study That Found Masks in Boston-Area Schools Cut COVID Rates

    A new study that found masks cut the spread of COVID-19 in Boston-area schools is providing new data for the pandemic-long debate about school mask mandates. The study, published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine, examines what happened when school districts in Boston and Chelsea kept their mask mandates for 15 weeks after Massachuse...
  • RSV Nov 14, 2022

    Don't Kiss That Baby – Vermont Pediatrician Has a Warning Amid Rise in RSV Infections

    With medical facilities around New England reporting increased levels of RSV infections in kids, including surges in admissions at Boston-area hospitals, a prominent Vermont pediatrician is urging all of us to do our part to reduce the spread of disease. “Everyone has a part to play in this,” said Dr. Becca Bell of the University of Vermont Childre...
  • hospital Nov 11, 2022

    Staff Shortages, RSV Surge Lead to Long Wait Times at Hospitals

    As hospitals see a surge of RSV patients, doctors in Massachusetts say wait times in emergency departments are nearing historic highs. Dr. Paul Biddinger, the chief preparedness and continuity officer at Mass General Brigham, warns that the staffing shortage in the health care industry is only making the situation worse. “There were recent re...
  • RSV Nov 10, 2022

    Here's Why RSV Is Sending So Many Sick Kids to Hospitals, Putting Them at Capacity

    A serious surge in cases of RSV, the common children’s virus, is hampering pediatric hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, increasing wait times at hospitals and sending administrators scrambling to ensure kids are getting the care they need to get better. The surge, which began in late summer, is intense — Mass General Brigham, ...
  • health care Nov 5, 2022

    Nursing Homes Struggle to Find Qualified Workers, Particularly Nurses

    Senior living facilities need workers, specifically nurses. The need is greater than it has ever been. The health care industry continues to struggle with the effects of COVID-19. “We’d love to have more folks join the cause,” explained Tom Grape, head of Benchmark Senior Living. He, like many in his industry, need workers. “It’s ...
  • New Hampshire Nov 4, 2022

    3-Week Boil Water Order Ends in Rye, NH

    A boil water order in Rye, New Hampshire, has been lifted after more than three weeks. About 75% of the town’s businesses and residents were impacted by the order, which was first issued on Oct. 12. “We’re very excited to have ice back, coffee back, and all that good stuff,” said Sylvia Cheever, owner of The Hungry Lobster. ...
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