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WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston.

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WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston.

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@WBUR

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English

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890 Commonwealth Avenue Third Floor Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-0909


Episodes

Boston Globe Columnist Bob Ryan On Our Current World Without Sports

3/30/2020
The coronavirus outbreak has brought the sports world to a standstill, with all major American sports leagues suspending or delaying their seasons.

Duración:00:03:32

Growing Coronavirus Cases Strain Mass. Resources

3/30/2020
WBUR reporter Callum Borchers joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to give an update on the latest.

Duración:00:05:13

Global Health Expert Estimates Mid To Late May Will Bring The End Of Lockdown

3/30/2020
Dr. Davidson Hamer is a professor of global health and medicine at the Boston University School of Public Health and School of Medicine.

Duración:00:06:22

Brigham And Women's Doctor On What Restrictions On Visitors Means For Patients

3/29/2020
To fight the spread of the coronavirus hospitals are changing policies and many patients are now mostly alone. In a lot of situations, no visitors are allowed.

Duración:00:04:40

One Medical Student On Graduating Early To Help Respond To The Coronavirus

3/29/2020
Many medical students in Massachusetts are graduating early so they can help respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

Duración:00:04:44

‘Instead Of Our Visits, I Sing To Him’: What The Pandemic Means For A Mom And Her Autistic Son

3/29/2020
Alysia Abbott’s 12-year-old son Finn is autistic. She hasn’t been able to see him in person since the residential school where he lives suspended in-person visits in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Duración:00:03:14

Explainer: How Unemployment Insurance Is Changing Under The Coronavirus

3/28/2020
Here are some key points to keep in mind as you or people you know try to claim unemployment.

Duración:00:03:53

Resiliency Expert: 'This Is A Pearl Harbor Moment'

3/28/2020
The coronavirus pandemic requires a full-throttle response from federal and local governments, says Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute and professor at Northeastern University.

Duración:00:05:27

Boston Doctor's Up-Close View Of COVID-19: It Can Get Bad Fast, Last Long, And Hit The Young

3/27/2020
A doctor in the thick of the coronavirus battle, the director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center unit who is treating some of the sickest patients, shares her on-the-ground hospital view.

Duración:00:03:22

Disability Advocates Worry The Quick Shift To Online Learning Could Overlook Needed Accommodations

3/27/2020
In the rush to move classes online, there are some concerns that students who need special accommodations might be left out.

Duración:00:03:03

Furloughs, Retirement Cuts And Less Pay Hit Mass. Doctors And Nurses As COVID-19 Spreads

3/27/2020
Stress on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic just keeps growing. There are nearly 200 hospital staff infected at just five hospitals in Massachusetts that routinely report their numbers. And this week doctors, nurses and aides began learning of benefit cuts, furloughs and withheld pay.

Duración:00:03:44

As Coronavirus Cases Increase In Mass., So Does Concern Over Lack Of Medical Supplies

3/27/2020
WBUR's Simón Rios joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to report the latest on the pandemic.

Duración:00:05:07

Rep. Clark: House Republicans May Slow Relief Package Vote, But Approval Is Likely

3/27/2020
"We've heard that some members on the Republican side, they want to object," Clark told WBUR. "We believe we have enough members back here to form a quorum that would allow us to vote today not matter what."

Duración:00:09:10

Baker Promises More Coronavirus Testing Is On The Way. He Can't Guarantee The Same About Equipment

3/27/2020
A clearly frustrated Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is trying to order much needed medical equipment and finding obstacles in the supply chain.

Duración:00:02:03

Vaccine Development Is Risky Business. Biotechs Are Tackling The Coronavirus, Anyway

3/27/2020
It can take more than a year to develop a vaccine or treatment. By that time, the threat may be gone, leaving little or no demand for a drug. Yet the race to beat the pathogen is on, with many biotechs now expecting a large market for coronavirus therapies in 2021 or beyond.

Duración:00:03:32

Massachusetts Unemployment Claims Skyrocket, Shattering All Previous Records

3/26/2020
Federal data show 147,995 claims were filed for the week ending March 21, up from 7,449 the previous week.

Duración:00:03:53

'Madd Love' From A Distance: Lowell Program Supports At-Risk Young Adults During Coronavirus-Related Shutdown

3/26/2020
But UTEC doesn't only have to concern itself with the financial toll that work shutdowns, the economic downturn and social distancing are having on its bottom line. It has to worry about the at-risk young adults it serves who are now being cut off from the daily programs.

Duración:00:07:06

Gov. Charlie Baker Wants You To Stay At Home. He Just Won't Order You To

3/26/2020
Gov. Charlie Baker's actions puts Massachusetts pretty much in line with California, which was the first state to impose a stay-at-home order. But there's a difference: California didn't just advise residents, it ordered them to stay home.

Duración:00:03:27

Baker Signs New Order Extending Mass. School Closure Through End Of April

3/26/2020
All schools and non-emergency child care centers in Massachusetts will remain closed through the end of April, reopening "no sooner than May 4," Gov. Charlie Baker announced today.

Duración:00:03:58

Researchers: Worcester County Coronavirus Cases Could Climb To Over 500,000 If Precautions Aren't Taken

3/26/2020
Dr. Michael Hirsh, medical director of Worcester's Division of Public Health and a professor of surgery at UMass Medical School, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.

Duración:00:04:51