Massachusetts General Hospital

COVID-19 disrupted our health care systems in many ways, but because of the pandemic, a new program at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to getting more women screened for breast cancer and getting them their test results faster.

A 32-year-old woman was injured in a fire in Framingham, Massachusetts Friday morning, according to officials.  The fire at 19 Brackett Road was contained to one room of the home, fire officials said.  The woman was brought to Massachusetts General Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, officials said. 

A new mask from researchers at Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General hospitals tweaks the surgical mask to make it more effective at preventing the spread of COVID.

When triple-digit temperatures combine with high humidity levels, heat exhaustion and heat stroke become of significant concern, experts say. An air quality alert has been issued for the ongoing intense heat wave, which happens when the air quality is predicted to become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Heat indices, which measure the combined impact of heat and humidity on the human…

An air quality alert has been issued for the ongoing intense heat and humidity, which happens when air quality is predicted to become unhealthy for sensitive groups, which will be the case for some of southeastern Massachusetts Tuesday.

Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn was hospitalized and underwent a hip replacement surgery after a fall in South Boston this weekend, his family said Thursday.  Flynn fell on East 4th Street Saturday while walking with his wife, Catherine, the family’s statement said. The Boston Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services arrived to help and brought Flynn to Massachusetts General...

Massachusetts General Hospital is moving ahead with a $1.9 billion project consisting of two new towers to help care for its sickest patients. The two connected midrise towers along Cambridge Street in Boston would house 482 beds and new facilities to treat cardiac and cancer patients, The Boston Globe reported. After closing and renovating the hospital’s old clinical areas, MGH...

Massachusetts General Hospital President Peter Slavin announced Wednesday that he plans to step down from the institution after 18 years in the role, the latest executive to leave as the hospital’s parent organization, Mass General Brigham, continues its systemwide integration efforts. In an email, Slavin said he has reflected over the decision for months. “I have concluded there will never…

Dr. Gopi Mohan shares the hardest parts of treating children in the Pediatric ICU at Massachusetts General Hospital during the pandemic.

It’s a race against time to reach herd immunity in the United States, especially with the U.K. coronavirus variant spreading quickly here. One new study, not yet peer reviewed, shows it doubling every 10 days. Epidemiologists say it may be the dominant strain of the virus by March. But even more worrisome is the variant from South Africa, said...

Dr. Rochelle Walensky takes the helm of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a time when the virus’ American death toll eclipsed 400,000, with 100,000 to come by the middle to end of February at the current pace.

Doctors at hospitals across Massachusetts and the globe believe the measures being taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus are responsible for a dip in cases of familiar viruses like the flu.

As coronavirus cases have surged across the country, other viruses, like the flu, are in decline because of the widespread shutdowns. It’s good news, but experts fear a rebound when lockdowns are lifted.

Two of the top five companies on Glassdoor’s annual “100 Best Places to Work” list released this week are based in the Boston area, including management firm Bain & Company, which topped the list. The website cited the firm’s COVID-19 response plan and increased efforts surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion as part of the reasoning for the top honor....

A raging fire consumed a house in East Bridgewater and sent a homeowner to the hospital with non-life-threatening burns Saturday night, according to authorities. Firefighters received word of the blaze at 15 Chestnut St. around 4:50 p.m. Saturday. As they arrived, they found thick flames engulfing each window on the first two floors of the house. The 69-year-old homeowner was…

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing his car into a retaining wall Wednesday night in Beverly, Massachusetts, authorities said. Police responded to a crash around 10:20 p.m. in the area of Herrick Street and Brimbal Avenue. Officers discovered a severely damaged vehicle that had struck a retaining wall, according to authorities. The driver was transported to Beverly Hospital and…

Gov. Charlie Baker toured a field hospital deployed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Thursday as intensive care units across the state approach capacity. He was join Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, MEMA Director Samantha Phillips and officials from UMass Lowell and Lowell General Hospital at the newly established site. This facility was not opened in…

The new, potentially more contagious coronavirus strains being reported in Britain and South Africa could already be in the U.S., according to infectious disease experts in Massachusetts. “I can’t imagine it wouldn’t be,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center. “Would I expect to see that variance in the U.S.? Of course. People are traveling...

A new strain of COVID-19 prompting lockdowns in the U.K. could already be in the U.S.

Multiple countries are closing their borders to the U.K. after a new coronavirus strain was discovered that is believed to be much more infectious. Dr. Noc, a scientist who has been educating TikTok users on the virus, stopped by LX News to answer our questions about what exactly this means.