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Experts say parents who are experiencing mental health problems should try to be forthcoming with kids, as it will make it more likely their kids will reach out to process difficult emotions, too.

Three large health care providers in Massachusetts -- Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health and Wellforce -- are mandating that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Children of color who live in the cities most affected by the pandemic have been hit by a triple tsunami: Their communities have had higher rates of COVID infections and deaths, more job loss, and more isolation from extended remote learning than predominantly white suburbs.

Sometimes the experience of grief or trauma can be a catalyst for positive transformation – a process psychologists call post-traumatic growth. For young people, some psychologists believe COVID-19 could lead to a generation of growth.

The frustrations and fears of adults were shared widely in columns and commentaries across many news sites, including our own. It was time to hear more from the kids.

With the state of emergency weeks in the past and COVID-19 metrics at record low levels, DPH plans to stop publishing new data seven days a week.

About 30% of Massachusetts nursing home staff are not vaccinated, according to the most recent state data, putting vulnerable residents at risk. About one-quarter of the nation’s pandemic deaths have occurred in nursing homes.

The drug, typically used to boost the immune system for patients with cancer and bone marrow transplants, improved oxygen levels in people hospitalized with COVID-19.

The Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension recommended the state assume all residents want to donate their organs, unless they specifically opt-out.

Since the approval of the first COVID-19 vaccines, the rate of vaccinations among white residents outstripped vaccinations in communities of color. That gap remains, but it seems to be inching closer together in recent weeks.

High school students from Brockton and Holliston who wrote reflections for WBUR's Pandemic Generation series speak with WBUR's Lisa Mullins.

WBUR's Deborah Becker spoke with Provincetown Town Manager Alex Morse. He noted the increase in cases coincided with a huge increase in the number of people in town.

The CDC says vaccinated students no longer have to wear masks indoors. But many students remain unvaccinated, leaving uncertainty about how schools should design -- and enforce -- new policies.

Despite high vaccination rates in Massachusetts, some people are still getting sick with COVID-19.

Biogen’s Aducanumab is the first FDA approved drug that’s supposed to treat an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s Disease, but many scientists aren’t convinced that it can actually do that.

Daily testing is available Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center parking lot.

The public health advisory from Provincetown officials encourages residents and visitors to resume wearing masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.

“We’re ready to roll, just waiting for funding,” said Gina Armstrong with the Pittsfield Health Department. Overdose deaths rose 44% last year in Berkshire County.