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'We Can Talk About This': Kids Benefit When Parents Open Up About Mental...

Experts say parents who are experiencing mental health problems should try to be forthcoming with kids, as it will make it more likely their kids will reach out to process difficult emotions, too.

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Several Mass. Health Care Systems Will Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For Workers

Three large health care providers in Massachusetts -- Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health and Wellforce -- are mandating that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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How COVID Isolation, Loss And Racism Deepened Crises For Children Of Color

Children of color who live in the cities most affected by the pandemic have been hit by a triple tsunami: Their communities have had higher rates of COVID infections and deaths, more job loss, and more...

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COVID Was Hard On Youths, But It May Have Spurred 'Post-Traumatic Growth'

Sometimes the experience of grief or trauma can be a catalyst for positive transformation – a process psychologists call post-traumatic growth. For young people, some psychologists believe COVID-19...

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In Their Own Words: Kids Reflect On COVID-19 In Letters, Poetry And Artwork

The frustrations and fears of adults were shared widely in columns and commentaries across many news sites, including our own. It was time to hear more from the kids.

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State Making Series Of Changes To COVID-19 Reporting

With the state of emergency weeks in the past and COVID-19 metrics at record low levels, DPH plans to stop publishing new data seven days a week.

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Mass. Senior Care Company To Mandate Vaccines For Workers

About 30% of Massachusetts nursing home staff are not vaccinated, according to the most recent state data, putting vulnerable residents at risk. About one-quarter of the nation’s pandemic deaths have...

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New Trial Suggests Repurposing An Old Drug Might Help Save Lives From COVID-19

The drug, typically used to boost the immune system for patients with cancer and bone marrow transplants, improved oxygen levels in people hospitalized with COVID-19. 

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Task Force Recommends All Mass. Residents Be Added To Organ Donor List,...

The Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension recommended the state assume all residents want to donate their organs, unless they specifically opt-out.

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Slowly, Mass. Is Closing The Racial Gap In Vaccination Rates

Since the approval of the first COVID-19 vaccines, the rate of vaccinations among white residents outstripped vaccinations in communities of color. That gap remains, but it seems to be inching closer...

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Teen Writers Reflect On Losses And Growth During The Pandemic

High school students from Brockton and Holliston who wrote reflections for WBUR's Pandemic Generation series speak with WBUR's Lisa Mullins.

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Provincetown Introduces Mobile Testing As Cases Rise

WBUR's Deborah Becker spoke with Provincetown Town Manager Alex Morse. He noted the increase in cases coincided with a huge increase in the number of people in town.

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To Mask, Or Not To Mask: Epidemiologists Debate Rules For K-12 Students This...

The CDC says vaccinated students no longer have to wear masks indoors. But many students remain unvaccinated, leaving uncertainty about how schools should design -- and enforce -- new policies.

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People Still Getting Infected With COVID-19, Despite High Vaccination Rate

Despite high vaccination rates in Massachusetts, some people are still getting sick with COVID-19. 

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Questions Surround Biogen's New Alzheimer's Drug

Biogen’s Aducanumab is the first FDA approved drug that’s supposed to treat an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s Disease, but many scientists aren’t convinced that it can actually do that.

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After Breakthrough Cases, Provincetown Ramps Up COVID-19 Testing

Daily testing is available Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center parking lot.

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Provincetown Issues Mask Advisory After COVID Cases Rise

The public health advisory from Provincetown officials encourages residents and visitors to resume wearing masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.

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How Mass. May Use Millions From Opioid Settlements

“We’re ready to roll, just waiting for funding,” said Gina Armstrong with the Pittsfield Health Department. Overdose deaths rose 44% last year in Berkshire County.

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Boston Residents Who Recently Visited Provincetown Urged To Get Tested For...

Even if you've been fully vaccinated, the city strongly urges that you get tested.

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33 Test Positive For COVID-19 At Nursing Home In West Yarmouth

The majority of the 33 people are vaccinated, and are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, DPH says.

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