I 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...

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 ...

We have officially entered Phase III of the reopening plan, which will be the final phase until there is a vaccine or treatment for COVID...

The Hopkinton Health Department has partnered with AFC Urgent Care in Marlborough to bring COVID-19 testing to the town of Hopkinton. Thi...

As the weather improves and our threshold for isolation has been met, many are making their plans to enjoy the great outdoors. Last summe...

I 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...

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....

I 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...

Here 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...

What a week! I have read comments, talked with families over the phone, answered emails and returned texts but the questions just keep po...

Spread kindness....not germs

Why is the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) now being called COVID-19? The World Health Organization made an announcement Feb. 11 that the o...

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...

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...

I 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...

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...

February is American Heart Month! Do you know whether your blood pressure runs high, low or somewhere in between?  According to the Amer...

I 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...

Right now ticks may not be on your mind because of the weather but maybe they should be. As the public health nurse, one of my duties is ...