RNinHopkintonDec 4, 20204 minHallelujah HealthtracThe Hopkinton Health Department has brought on some extra help to potentially reduce the exposure risk to students and staff within the H...
RNinHopkintonNov 23, 20204 minIt's kind of like having unprotected sex and then being shocked when you're pregnant If you are planning to travel for Thanksgiving, then you should know how to properly use public health guidance to protect yourself and y...
RNinHopkintonSep 1, 20202 minBeware of the long term effects of COVID-19I am not going to talk about potential long term physical health effects because we do not know enough about this yet. I would however, l...
RNinHopkintonAug 4, 202011 minThere are no right answers I can see the level of anxiety about school reopening has reached it's peak. I am grappling with the same choices. *Spoiler alert* There ...
RNinHopkintonJul 16, 20206 minEach time history repeats itself, the price goes upWe have officially entered Phase III of the reopening plan, which will be the final phase until there is a vaccine or treatment for COVID...
RNinHopkintonJun 10, 20202 minCommunity COVID-19 TestingThe Hopkinton Health Department has partnered with AFC Urgent Care in Marlborough to bring COVID-19 testing to the town of Hopkinton. Thi...
RNinHopkintonJun 2, 20202 minDon't let pests ruin your fun.As the weather improves and our threshold for isolation has been met, many are making their plans to enjoy the great outdoors. Last summe...
RNinHopkintonJun 1, 20201 minHope in HopkintonI hate to spoil the ending but everything is going to be okay. I want to take a moment and reflect on how far we have come during COVID-1...
RNinHopkintonMay 7, 20202 minThe Future is Ours to Mold Per the governor, we are all under a "stay at home order" which has asked that we remain safe at home and only leave for essential trips....
RNinHopkintonMay 1, 20202 minWhatever it takesI am reminded everyday of the havoc that COVID-19 has caused in all of our lives. So many of us are stressed out and panicked about the f...
RNinHopkintonMar 30, 20203 minWhat you don't know will hurt youHere we are, another day in the life, in the middle of a pandemic. I go through the stages just like everyone else , only difference is t...
RNinHopkintonMar 14, 20201 minWhat now ?What a week! I have read comments, talked with families over the phone, answered emails and returned texts but the questions just keep po...
RNinHopkintonMar 10, 20204 minQ& A with the Hopkinton Health DepartmentWhy is the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) now being called COVID-19? The World Health Organization made an announcement Feb. 11 that the o...
RNinHopkintonMar 6, 20203 minAre you perfect? Wouldn't it be nice if we only had to learn or do things once and then suddenly we were experts? It would be convenient if it "best pract...
RNinHopkintonMar 2, 20203 minCoronavirus and Hopkinton It has come to a head - Wegman's is sold out of hand sanitizer , Costco is out of beans. The public has officially started to panic and p...
RNinHopkintonFeb 25, 20202 minMy First Hand ExperienceI am finally emerging from my bed after at least four awful days with the Flu. It started on Friday. I woke up and felt pretty normal, ma...
RNinHopkintonFeb 20, 20202 min"There are two ways to be fooled...One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true" -Soren Kierkegaard Recent data released by the Massach...
RNinHopkintonFeb 12, 20201 minFebruary is for valentines, love and the heart. February is American Heart Month! Do you know whether your blood pressure runs high, low or somewhere in between? According to the Amer...
RNinHopkintonJan 28, 20202 minWhat you need to know about the novel CoronavirusI started my morning like most people, I poured a cup of coffee and turned on the news and was bombarded with news about the novel Corona...