HEALTH REPORTS
Thank you Dr. Michael Hirsh
Since the beginning of Covid Dr. Michael Hirsh has joined Talk of the Commonwealth on a weekly basis to ensure transparency and that accurate information is being given to the public. Now with Covid in the rear view mirror, Dr. Hirsh and other health officials will continue to appear on the Radio Worcester Network but not on a weekly basis. Hank and Dr. Hirsh talk about the last few years and where we are headed now that we have moved from the pandemic to the endemic.
This Weeks Shows
6:45 AM – Health Report
Dr. Michael Hirsh gives you updates on recent health news, local health issues and health related topics.
8:50 AM-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Radio Blast
9:05 AM- Senior Games
9:30 AM- Let’s Talk Taxes with Dr. Satya Mitra
Nancy Cahalen with the Better Business Bureau
protects us against scams.
8:50 AM-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Radio Blast
Worcester Mayor Joe Petty on the issues facing
the 2nd largest city in New England.
8:50 AM-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Radio Blast
Presented by the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
City Manager Eric Batista
talks about the issues facing Worcester.
Nikki Erskine from the Worcester Development
Office fills us in on all the happenings around town.
Worcester Congressman James McGovern on the top issues out of Washington D.C.
8:50 AM-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Radio Blast
Dr. Charles Steinberg shares all of the latest on the Worcester Red Sox.
Presented by Kill the Ball Media
Local experts on the left and right look at the top national stories of the week.
8:50 AM-Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Radio Blast
with Lisa Condit
with Lee Gaudetter
A New Fungus Among Us?
There’s a fungus among us but Dr. Michael Hirsh says no need to freak out. It is true that Candida auris is spreading and this particular version of it seems to be attacking people with comorbidities. This is not the start of “The Last of Us.” Let’s not scare ourselves. What can happen in the wake of the pandemic is the news can latch onto a story and that can make it seem more of a threat then perhaps it actually is.
How has this mild winter affected Covid, the flu and the common cold? We asked Dr. Michael Hirsh.
How has this mild winter affected Covid, the flu and the common cold? We asked Dr. Michael Hirsh who said things are looking up. That we are seeing the numbers go down in the testing of the waste water. We are on the course to the endemic phase. Worcester is launching a campaign on heart health – swimming and CPR will be big parts of the campaign. The goal would be that when something like what happened to Damar Hamlin is seen people will know how to react.
Dr. Michael Hirsh gave us a health update for Worcester & Central Mass this morning, including how we’re doing with COVID in the early going of 2023.
Dr. Michael Hirsh gave us a health update for Worcester & Central Mass this morning, including how we’re doing with COVID in the early going of 2023.
Hirsh- Vaccinations for 6 mth to 4 yrs will be available Tuesday in MA
Dr. Michael Hirsh told Talk of the Commonwealth he feels the vaccinations for 6 month to 4 year olds, which will be available Tuesday in MA, will be an important part of the fight against Covid going forward. As Covid becomes more seasonal, like the flu, he feels this will begin to grow immunity and stave off serious illness. Dr. Hirsh is realistic that vaccination for those so young may take some time to be embraced by the public. Worcester has been stuck at 63% total vaccination rate for the past 3 months.
Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, Guns, and Preventable Death
Worcester’s Dr. Michael Hirsh has long been an advocate to reduce gun violence. He is the founder of Goods for Guns, a successful gun buyback program in the city and across the state.Speaking on the “Talk of the Commonwealth” morning show Dr. Hirsh made the case that gun violence, now the #1 cause of death in children, is a health crisis and should be treated as such.
Dr. Michael Hirsh – Monkeypox- “…I don’t think the sky is falling yet on this one.”
President Biden says everyone should be concerned about monkeypox but as Dr. Michael Hirsh tells us it takes contact with the pustules and it is not as easily transmissible as Covid. “We’ve gone through this before. We had the Zika (virus) scare…I understand the need for caution …I don’t think the sky is falling yet on this one.”