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Newly appointed NEIDL director hopes to usher in full operations
The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University has appointed Dr. Ronald Corley as its new director; he will begin his position on Oct. 1st. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL...
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Rare enterovirus spreads to Boston, raises health concerns
The enterovirus has already been cited in 30 states including Massachusetts. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR The rare viral infection enterovirus-D68 hit Massachusetts...
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BUPD to carry heroin overdose antidote
The Boston University Police Department will soon begin carrying Narcan, a heroin overdose antidote. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF In an attempt to address opioid drug use in the...
View ArticleEDIT: Time to Open the Door
Massachusetts breathed a sigh of relief after state resident and Ebola survivor Dr. Rick Sacra, who was thought to have re-contracted the disease, was declared Ebola-free on Sunday. As “Ebola scares”...
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Boston City Council deliberate food insecurity and its impact
Boston City Council’s Committee on Health, Women, Families and Communities held a public hearing Wednesday to discuss the apparent lack of healthy food at Boston Public Schools and lack of food banks...
View ArticleRevamped Mass. Health Connector more functional for healthcare users, applicants
The Massachusetts Health Connector has been revamped for the upcoming health insurance open enrollment period that will go live on Saturday. The Health Connector is an independent state agency that...
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Hearth Shares lets diners contribute to homelessness prevention
Hearth Shares, a program designed in an effort to combat homelessness in Boston, provides diners with the opportunity to donate to homelessness prevention in the city by recommending donations on bills...
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Patient at MGH tests negative for Ebola
A patient admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital Tuesday tested negative for Ebola, the hospital announced Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMAGE LIBRARY Less than 24 hours...
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Defense continues to call character witnesses
Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s defense attorneys continued their focus on the defendant’s deceased brother, Tamerlan, at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Wednesday, the third day of defense...
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City report evaluates substance addiction, recovery services in Boston
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s office partnered with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to release a report Wednesday for the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services that found an 11.3...
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Zoning to accommodate marijuana dispensaries considered
Boston City Council members Sal LaMattina and Michael Flaherty speak to one another during the City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY BRIGID KING/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR Entertaining...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: We can always do more for the homeless
Boston University’s campus has many staples: the million-dollar dining hall on Bay State Road, the stunning views of Boston from 33 Harry Agganis Way, the BMWs and Mercedes outside of the Questrom...
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Boston seeks to raise smoking age to 21
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has proposed raising the minimum age for purchasing all tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, by three years to age 21, his office announced Wednesday. If...
View ArticleZika virus continues to spread, reported in Boston
The World Health Organization announced Thursday that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively” throughout the Americas and could potentially affect about four million people by the end of the year....
View ArticleCDC investigates infection affecting Boston’s homeless population
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to investigate and research an outbreak of fatal bacterial infections among the City of Boston’s homeless population Wednesday, according to...
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