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Anthony Shivers is volunteering to be a part of what could be medical history. Shivers is enrolled in the final-phase study for the vaccine candidate from Moderna, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “If you’re going to fight something,” he said, “have something to fight with.” Dr. Lindsey Baden is the lead investigator of the study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital,...

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are conducting the final stage of Moderna’s vaccine trial.

In a new large-scale study called TestBoston, researchers at Brigham and Women’s and the Broad Institute will facilitate at-home testing of 10,000 people for both coronavirus and antibodies against it. TestBoston could detect clusters of COVID-19 in the region throughout the fall and winter amid concerns of a second surge and a recent rise in cases. Findings could also determine…

In a new large-scale study called TestBoston, researchers at Brigham and Women’s and the Broad Institute will facilitate at-home testing of 10,000 people for both coronavirus and antibodies against it.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are teaming up for a six-month study of 10,000 people to help them better understand the prevalence of COVID-19 in the area and to help identify potential surges during the fall and winter, they said in a joint statement Tuesday. The study, called TestBoston, will provide…

A Boston emergency room doctor warned this week that if steps aren’t taken now, Massachusetts could soon face a second coronavirus surge and another round of shutdowns. Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said in a series of tweets that he is concerned about the recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases and deaths in...

Is a “third wave” of coronavirus cases poised to hit the U.S.? Idaho is just one state where outbreaks in college and university towns are contributing to a spike in cases. Dr. Frank Johnson, the vice president for medical affairs at St. Luke’s Clinic in Idaho, joined LX News to discuss what he’s seeing in his state and how the...

The number of COVID-19 cases linked to a coronavirus cluster at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has increased. The hospital announced Thursday that 19 patients and staff members had tested positive. As of Monday, there are a total of 42 cases connected to the outbreak. “To date, 488 employees connected to the cluster have been tested with 30 testing…

Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Thursday that it has identified a coronavirus cluster including 19 patients and staff members in two of its medical-surgical units. “To date, 98 employees have been tested with 11 testing positive. Fifty patients have been tested with eight positive. This brings the total cases in the cluster to 19,” read a statement from the…

Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Thursday that it has identified a coronavirus cluster including 19 patients and staff members in two of its medical-surgical units.

Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Thursday that it has identified a coronavirus cluster including 19 patients and staff members in two of its medical-surgical units.

A coronavirus cluster, including 10 patients and staff members, has been identified at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, officials announced Thursday.

Police body camera video of a February incident where police shot and killed a man in Brookline following a chase that started outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital appears to contradict the district attorney’s report on the incident, the Boston Globe is reporting. The footage, obtained by the Globe following a records request, shows no sign that any of the...

Camera footage released of a February incident in which Juston Root was fatally shot by police reportedly contradicts an official report.

For the second time in a decade, a New Hampshire woman has a new face. Carmen Blandin Tarleton, whose face was disfigured in an attack by her ex-husband, became the first American and only the second person globally to undergo the procedure after her first transplant began to fail six years after the operation. The transplant from an anonymous donor…

A new, reusable, silicone alternative to N95 masks developed by MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital is getting attention around the world.

A new, reusable, silicone alternative to N95 masks developed by MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital is getting attention around the world.

Two hospitals in Boston are beginning human trials for vaccines against coronavirus. An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is undergoing human testing. Additionally, Brigham and Women’s Hospital will lead the New England portion of a massive trial to test the effectiveness and safety of a vaccine developed by Moderna, based in neighboring Cambridge, Massachusetts....

Cambridge-based biotech company Moderna is the first in the United States to announce a start date for its final testing of a potential coronavirus vaccine.

With no clear end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight, face masks are the newest accessory we literally can’t go without. Although uncomfortable, there are some steps doctors say you can take to keep you safer and healthier while wearing masks. “Most people have some sort of skin complaint when wearing these masks all day,” said Dr. Abigail Waldman,...