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Skip to main content Close close Donate 90.9 WBUR wbur About Archive Newsletter Food, We Need To Talk Magic Pill Play Listen Live Schedule Programs + Podcasts Search About CitySpace Donate Your Car Membership Inside WBUR Campaign For WBUR Coronavirus Coverage MAP: Coronavirus Cases On Point Here & Now Only A Game Radio Boston Cognoscenti The ARTery More Listen Live: On Point Play 15s Repeat Play 15s Forward / 00:00 Playing Live Close Close On Point Value this story? Donate WBUR wbur Your source for news, conversation and smart analysis on all things health facebook Twitter Donate Search Menu About Archive Newsletter Food, We Need To Talk Magic Pill Play 03:01 11 hours ago Convention Centers Fill With Beds For COVID-19, Including 500 For Boston's Homeless There are already hundreds of COVID-positive patients who are homeless, according to Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, and more are testing positive every day. The convention center will help, but health experts believe a surge in COVID-19 cases may just be starting. Worcester's DCU Center Will Become 250-Bed Field Hospital For Stable COVID-19 Patients Tent Medicine To Treat Those With The Coronavirus In Boston's Homeless Community At North Shore Medical Center, The Daunting Math Of Facing The COVID-19 Surge Boston Hospitals, Even Longtime Rivals, Work Together To Manage Flow Of COVID-19 Patients 2 hours ago Massachusetts Comienza A Publicar Datos Raciales Relacionados Al Coronavirus, Pero Solo Un Tercio De Los Casos Tienen Toda La Información 2 hours ago Baker Signs New Orders To Bolster Medical Staff Ahead Of COVID-19 Case Surge 4 hours ago Support the news Health & Science News From NPR Number Of Patients At Overflow Hospitals In New York Has Doubled The number of patients being treated on a Navy hospital ship and inside a convention center has more than doubled... NPR Apr 9, 2020 With Warship Coronavirus Cases Rising, Concerns Over Military Readiness Three of the U.S. Navy's 11 aircraft carriers are reported to have sailors infected with the coronavirus. The Pentagon says... NPR Apr 9, 2020 Alumni In China Lead Effort To Procure PPE For Medical Workers In New York Spurred by the concerns of members in China, Columbia University's medical school alumni association raised more than $1 million to... Play NPR 02:50 Apr 9, 2020 WATCH LIVE: White House Takes New Precautions Ahead Of Coronavirus Briefing The White House gave all reporters attending the briefing a coronavirus test on Thursday as a precaution as a member... NPR Apr 9, 2020 On WBUR MIT Researchers Developing App To Notify People If They've Been Near Someone With COVID-19 Bostonomix 11 hours ago My Sickest COVID-19 Patients Are Alone, Unable To Breathe Or Speak English Cognoscenti Apr 9, 2020 Helping East Boston’s Most Vulnerable Residents, Block By Block Cognoscenti Apr 9, 2020 AG Healey Will Investigate Holyoke Soldiers Home Attorney General Maura Healey launched her own investigation Wednesday into the state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home, where at least 25 veterans have died since late March... WBUR News Apr 8, 2020 Food, We Need To Talk More Episode 1: Doomed If You Diet, Doomed If You Don’t The first episode of the podcast "Food, We Need To Talk" begins with the great dilemma: "You're doomed if you diet, doomed if you don't." Play Food, We Need To Talk Monday, December 23rd at 2 PM Episode 2: Good Food, Bad Food Even children tend to refer to "good food" and "bad food." The "Food, We Need To Talk" co-hosts break down this idea. Play Food, We Need To Talk Monday, December 23rd at 2 PM Support the news The Magic Pill Podcast More The Magic Pill, Episode #1: The Rewards Right Now Play Magic Pill 09:45 Aug 31, 2016 The Magic Pill, Episode #2: What Exercise Means To You Play Magic Pill 08:59 Sep 1, 2016 Magic Pill, Episode #3: Losing Weight And Keeping It Off Play Magic Pill 09:54 Sep 2, 2016 Magic Pill, Episode #4: The Big Reasons For Small Changes Play Magic Pill 09:34 Sep 3, 2016 Special Series: The BioBoom More Next Era For Biotech: Designer Cells To Attack Diseases Could The 'BioBoom' Go Bust? How One MIT Professor Sees It Next Chapter For Biotech? Many Say 'Convergence' With Data Science Genetic Diseases Steal Too Many Kids' Futures. It Doesn't Have To Be This Way Cognoscenti Number Of Women Leaders At Biotech Companies Lags — But Is Improving Affording Miracles: As Biotech Victories In Gene Therapy Excite, Costs Spur Quest For New Ways To Pay More From Telemedicine Use Has Nearly Tripled Among Mass. Residents, Poll Shows Before social distancing and stay-at-home advisories began in mid-March, just 8% of Massachusetts residents said they had consulted with a physician by phone or video. That figure has now climbed... 6 hours ago Soldiers' Home Official Defends Coronavirus Response After 27 Deaths Bennett Walsh said he is cooperating with Gov. Charlie Baker’s investigation into his actions as superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. Walsh said reports that state officials were not notified... 7 hours ago AG Healey Warns Against Smoking, Vaping During Pandemic "Quitting during this pandemic could not only save your life, but by preventing the need for treatment in a hospital, you might also save someone else's life," Dr. Jonathan Winickoff,... 7 hours ago 7 Dead, Infections Widespread at Wilmington Nursing Home Pointe Group Care reported Wednesday afternoon that 77 of 91 residents at AdviniaCare in Wilmington have tested positive, and seven other residents who were receiving end-of-life care there have died... 9 hours ago Mass. Hospitals To Launch Trial Of Japanese Drug Aimed At Fighting COVID-19 Massachusetts hospitals will soon launch the first US clinical trials of the drug Avigan (favipiravir) against COVID-19. 11 hours ago American Attitudes Of Hubris, Isolationism And Distrust During The Pandemic Wendy Parmet, director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how our attitudes are shaping the response to the pandemic. Play 06:48 11 hours ago Nearly 17,000 In Mass. Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus, But Gov. Baker Offers Glimmer Of Hope To discuss the latest local coronavirus news, WBUR business reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka joined Morning Edition's Bob Oakes. Play 05:20 11 hours ago Mass. Begins Releasing Race Data On Coronavirus, But Only A Third Of Cases Have Info Just a third, or 33%, of the nearly 17,000 reported coronavirus cases reflect the person's race or ethnicity. Apr 8, 2020 Gov. Baker Says Social Distancing Measures May Be Helping 'Flatten The Curve' As State Reports 77 Additional COVID-19 Deaths Senior reporter Steve Brown joined WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins to discuss the day's developments. Play 05:18 Apr 8, 2020 Frontline Health Care Workers, Bracing For A Surge, Issue Another Plea For Help To Gov. Baker A coalition of health care providers issued a call for help to Governor Baker. The list of urgent needs includes increased freedom to move from one hospital to another and,... Apr 8, 2020 Lawmakers To Field COVID-19 Liability Legislation Providers are "anxious" about caring for patients under circumstances and in facilities with which they are not familiar, according to an official familiar with the legislation. Apr 8, 2020 Worcester's City Manager On How The City Is Preparing For Coronavirus Surge Since April 1, Worcester has seen an average of 51 new cases a day. There are now 398 confirmed cases in the city. Play 06:42 Apr 8, 2020 Mass. Preparing For Spike In Coronavirus Cases By End Of Week WBUR's Quincy Walters joined Morning Edition to talk about the latest developments. Play 04:37 Apr 8, 2020 At North Shore Medical Center, The Daunting Math Of Facing The COVID-19 Surge North Shore Medical Center, a big community hospital on Boston's North Shore, is preparing to have ten times its usual number of patients on ventilators. Play 03:31 Apr 8, 2020 State Reports 96 Additional Deaths From COVID-19, Announces $800 Mil...