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Rates of flu-like illness in Massachusetts increased slightly in the past seven days, according to the latest weekly flu report. Flu vaccine continues to be available – call your health care provider or visit https://vaccinefinder.org which offers listings for local boards of health and pharmacies that currently …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, April 6, 2018
The April monthly meeting of the Public Health Council featured a pair of Determination of Need (DON) requests followed by a vote by the Council on the recission of specific regulations related to the construction of long-term care facilities. First, the Council took up consideration …Continue Reading Highlights of the April 4th Public Health Council Meeting
Welding has so many uses in today’s world, from allowing I-beams to hold buildings up to creating wrought iron designs, metal jewelry, and other decorative work. But as you might imagine, there are risks involved with the light, heat and fumes produced by welding. So …Continue Reading Welders: Take Steps to Identify Hazards at Work
Rates of flu-like illness have dropped over the past seven days according to the latest weekly flu report. Even so, we can expect flu to continue circulating in our communities for some time to come – so there is still reason to get a flu …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 30, 2018
The latest weekly flu report indicates a decrease in rates of flu-like illness over the past seven days. There is still flu vaccine available if you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet. Call your health care provider or visit https://vaccinefinder.org which offers listings for local boards of health and …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 23, 2018
Rates of flu-like illness in Massachusetts continued to decline over the past seven days, according to the latest weekly flu report. There is still time to get a flu shot for the remainder of the flu season, however. You can find one near you by calling your …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 16, 2018
The latest weekly flu report shows a drop in rates of flu-like illness over the past seven days in Massachusetts. Even so, flu continues to circulate in our communities so there is still plenty of reason to get a flu shot if you have not done …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 9, 2018
The latest monthly meeting of the Public Health Council included a pair of Determination of Need (DoN) requests followed by votes on two final amendments to regulations. First the Council took up consideration of a DoN request from Partners HealthCare to expand the Emergency Department …Continue Reading Highlights of the March 6th Public Health Council Meeting
Rates of flu-like illness in Massachusetts rose slightly over the past seven days, according to the latest weekly flu report. If you have not gotten a flu shot yet, there is still time to protect yourself. You can find a flu shot near you by calling your …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, March 2, 2018
Rates of flu-like illness have dropped in Massachusetts over the past seven days, according to the latest weekly flu report. Even with this current decline, flu continues to circulate in our communities – so if you have not gotten a flu shot yet, there is …Continue Reading Weekly Flu Report, February 23, 2018
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