MGH Coronavirus Case Study In Chelsea Will Help Researchers Understand Immunity
CHELSEA (CBS) – At the crossroads of a pandemic and some of the best minds in medicine is Chelsea’s Bellingham Square. Last week, Massachusetts General researchers took to the six-way junction for a...
View ArticleBoston Partners With MGH On Coronavirus Antibody Study
BOSTON (CBS) – The City of Boston is partnering with Mass General Hospital on a coronavirus antibody study. “This antibody testing initiative is certainly a big step forward,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh...
View ArticleCoronavirus Study: Nitric Oxide Could Help Patients Breathe Easier
BOSTON (CBS) – An old treatment, used in a new way, could help Covid-19 patients who are having trouble breathing. Right now, researchers at mass general and several other hospitals are looking into...
View ArticleTwo Boston Hospitals Team Up In ‘Urgent’ Race To Create Coronavirus Vaccine
BOSTON (CBS) – Two Boston hospitals are teaming up in the race to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital are working...
View ArticleCeltics Owner Wyc Grousbeck Donates $1 Million Toward COVID-19 Vaccine...
BOSTON (CBS) — Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck has donated $1 million toward local efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. The money has gone toward funding the efforts being made by scientists at...
View ArticleNurses Ask Public To Honor Them By Social Distancing On National Nurses Day
BOSTON (CBS) – An army of nurses crossed Cambridge Street during lunch hour at Massachusetts General Hospital Wednesday. “Every day I go into work, and I feel like I’m doing good work,” one nurse said....
View ArticleBoston Researchers Work On Smell Test For Early Detection Of Coronavirus
BOSTON (CBS) – Many patients with Covid-19 have reported a loss of taste and smell. Now researchers at Mass General, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital are working on a...
View ArticleChildren May Be ‘Silent Spreaders’ Of Coronavirus, New Mass General Study Says
BOSTON (CBS) – A new Mass General Hospital study is adding to concerns that children may be considered “silent spreaders” of coronavirus. Read: Massachusetts General Study On Children Spreading...
View ArticleMassachusetts Man Dies From Eating Too Much Black Licorice
(AP) – A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the...
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Infectious Disease Doctor On COVID Surge: ‘Concerned Is An Understatement’
BOSTON (CBS) – With new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts surpassing 5,000 for two straight days, healthcare professionals are growing increasingly worried about the strain on the system. “I think...
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President-Elect Biden Names Mass General Hospital Doctor Rochelle Walensky As...
BOSTON (CBS) – The chief of infectious diseases at Mass General Hospital is set to become the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Dr....
View ArticleMass General Nursing Director ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Further COVID Surge
BOSTON (CBS) – The nursing director at Massachusetts General Hospital issued a dire warning Tuesday, saying she and her colleagues are “gravely concerned” about the rise of COVID cases in the state...
View ArticleMusic Therapy Helps MGH Doctors Cope With COVID Trauma
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s true that not all heroes wear capes. Mass General doctors Hemal Sampat and Kathy Tran wear scrubs. “We have seen COVID every single day. We’ve had to deal with the hurt that...
View ArticleNew MGH Study Finds Possible Reason Behind Redheads’ Differing Pain Tolerance
BOSTON (CBS) – A Massachusetts General Hospital study may have found why redheads have a different tolerance for pain. Researchers say people with red hair have pigment-producing cells on their skin...
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Robert Kraft & Mass General Hospital Team Up To Create Mobile COVID Services...
CHELSEA (CBS) – As more people become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, the more challenging it is becoming for people in underserved communities to gain access to it. “It’s been a really hard year for...
View Article‘I Know A Lot Of People Who Have Quit’: Friday Deadline For Boston Hospital...
BOSTON (CBS) – Friday was deadline day at three major hospitals in Boston. “I know a lot of people who have quit their jobs because they didn’t want to get the vaccination,” said nursing student Ariana...
View ArticleIconic College Basketball Analyst Dick Vitale Released From Mass General...
BOSTON (CBS) – Legendary college basketball analyst Dick Vitale was released from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Wednesday, a day after having vocal cord surgery. The ESPN star has publicly...
View ArticleMass General Hospital To Pay $14.6M To Settle Lawsuit Over Overlapping Surgeries
BOSTON (CBS) — Mass General Hospital will pay $14.6 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that trainees performed surgeries without proper supervision. The lawsuit also alleges that supervising surgeons...
View Article$2B Mass General Hospital Expansion Project Approved For Downtown Boston
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts General Hospital has received final approval from the state to move forward with an expansion project in downtown Boston. The nearly $2 billion expansion, which was given...
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