“We know that health care is a priority industry in our region, and we currently have a very great need for people in the field of mental health,” said Mary Sarris, executive director of the workforce council. work, one of 16 Massachusetts area councils that help job seekers and businesses with their employment needs. Sarris …
“In terms of the retail level, it’s been impossible to get,” Santos said. People settled on generic drugs first, he said, but now “even that stuff has been bought up.” And although the shortage of children’s medicines has lasted for more than a month, children are not the only ones running out of cold and …
And she noted that 61,000 adults in Rhode Island did not receive needed mental health care last year – nearly a third due to cost. Thus, Swinski said, “Here is the question of the $610 million budget surplus: How can all these people be better served? Which legislative initiatives in 2023 will be best for …
Whether they’re in crisis or just don’t know where to turn, people will now be able to call or text the Behavioral Health Helpline – 833-773-BHHL – or visit one of 25 designated centres. If all goes as planned, a clinician will immediately assess the situation and connect the person with help, regardless of the …
But significantly, Luban said, there’s no reason to think XBB causes more severe disease than other variants. “So far, I don’t think there is clear evidence that any of these variants escape the protection offered by vaccines against serious diseases,” he said. For people without conditions that compromise their immune system, he said, “as far …
The science of precision medicine has made leaps and bounds over the past two decades. It helps doctors use genetics and other data to understand how to treat individual patients in a number of diseases, such as cancer and cystic fibrosis. But one exception is mental illness. A group of researchers based in Massachusetts hopes …
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“It’s like a jumbo jet crashing every day,” said Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, chief executive of Atea Pharmaceuticals, a Boston company developing antiviral pills for COVID. “We cannot remain complacent. We have to do something.” While the number of cases in Massachusetts remains low by historical standards, coronavirus levels in Boston-area wastewater have increased this month. And …
Improving Mental Health in the New Year Updated: 6:19 PM EST December 26, 2022 Hide transcript View Transcript WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 at 5:30 p.m. SHAUN: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE NEW YEAR AND A NEW SURVEY SHOWS NOT EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO WELCOME 2023. JESSICA: HERE WITH SOME PERSPECTIVES IS THIS PSYCHIATRIST …
Free COVID-19 tests are coming to your mailbox, but why? Updated: 7:28 PM EST December 20, 2022 Hide transcript View Transcript >> THE PRE-COVID-19 TEST WILL APPEAR SOON. IF I SAID TO USE THEM AS DEAN OF TUFTS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. THANKS FOR JOIN US. >> IT’S BEEN …
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We have normalized the pandemic drama that we have been living for a few years. There was no time to process. We were isolated, losing ourselves and each other. And then we were out again, diving back into life, clinging to what once was or fervently searching for what might be. Those masks we wore …
