'It's Definitely A Relief': Mass. Health Care Workers Begin Receiving Coronavirus Vaccine
The arrival of the vaccine has been met with jubilation from health experts. The beginning of these injections, they say, marks a big step toward ending the pandemic.
WBUR Town Hall RECAP: How Acting on Climate Change Can Prevent Future Pandemics
WBUR senior environment editor Barbara Moran speaks with Dr. Aaron Bernstein, pediatrician at Boston's Children's Hospital and director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the...
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JayaShri Maathaa: How Can Saying "Thank You" Transform Your Life?
During the coronavirus pandemic, monk JayaShri Maathaa continually turned to one powerful mantra: "thank you," a statement of genuine gratitude...
Jonny Sun: You're Not Alone In Feeling Lonely
For Jonny Sun, loneliness felt like being an alien on a distant planet, alone in the universe. But when he...
Daniel Streicker: What If We Could Stop A Virus At Its Animal Source?
MERS, Ebola, and COVID-19—the viruses that cause these diseases likely have the same patient zero: bats. For researcher Daniel Streicker,...
Huang Hung: How Has China Used Collectivism To Navigate The Pandemic?
For millennia, China has taught its citizens to embrace individual sacrifice for the greater good. Writer Huang Hung explains how...
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LA County, Home To 10 Million People, Has Less Than 100 ICU Beds Available
The county's ICU bed capacity is dwindling quickly as COVID-19 cases in the region surge.
This Nurse Treated COVID-19 Patients, Got Sick And Then Received An Eviction Notice
After she herself got sick, one health care worker lost her income and fell behind on her rent. Now she's fighting an eviction notice.
Can Wearable Devices Like Fitbits And Apple Watches Detect COVID-19?
STAT reporter Erin Brodwin talks about ongoing efforts to detect the coronavirus through Bluetooth technology.
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."
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.
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