Category Archives: health

Newton-Wellesley Hospital roundup

A few things from Newton-Wellesley Hospital: * The Newton-Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation has announced it will hold HopeWalks, a 3.5 mile walk to benefit the Integrative Support Services offered at the Vernon Cancer Center,  on Sunday, September 26.  Newton-Wellesley Hospital wants to make the Center’s services available to all patients, regardless of their ability to [...]
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A question about Wellesley restaurant violations

A reader asked us how to find out about restaurant health code violations in Wellesley, the sort you sometimes see documented in local newspapers like the Brookline Tab. The Wellesley Health Department tells us that the town’s Board of Health decided years ago not to support such regular coverage and you won’t find much online [...]
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Wellesley’s Azzam honored for cancer prevention efforts

From Mass General Hospital: Wellesley resident Sara Frost Azzam has been honored for her cancer philanthropy and education activities by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center.  Azzam has been named to ‘the one hundred,’ a select group of 100 individuals and groups whose ‘diligence and discoveries, philanthropy and passion have helped advance the fight [...]
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Wellesley Walkers looking for participants

The Wellesley Health and HR departments are sponsoring a spring walking program that begins on May 3.  Kickoff meetings take place April 27 at 3 and 4pm and April 28 at 11am at the Selectmen’s office at Town Hall. The sponsors are promising goodie bags and a chance to win prizes  to participants in this [...]
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Flu vaccine clinic in Wellesley

It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot WHEN: Wed. & Thurs., March 17 & 18, 2010 TIME: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (Walk-in) and WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 TIME: 5:00 – 7:00 PM (Walk-in) WHERE: Wellesley Health Department Annie F. Warren Recreation and Health Bldg 90 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 You [...]
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Rep. Peisch, Wellesley homeowner push to change Mass. lead laws

You might recall the case from about 2 years ago when a Wellesley couple faced criminal charges after a Department of Health investigation raised questions about whether the Ellis family had neglected to address alleged lead paint violations in their home (more reports on the initial case here and here). The investigation started after one [...]
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H1N1/insulin mixup update

Wellesley School Superintendent Bella Wong issued an update on Tuesday regarding the mistaken administration of insulin rather than H1N1 to some Schofield Elementary School staff. She says that the insulin was supplied to the school by parents of children who require it, not by the Wellesley Health Department. Also, the person who administered the insulin [...]
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Schofield teachers sickened due to H1N1 vaccine mixup

WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV report on a vaccine mixup that resulted in several Schofield teachers getting sick after they were given insulin instead of H1N1 vaccine. Wellesley School  Superintendent Bella Wong says an investigation is underway. Wellesley’s Health Department, however, has issued a statement citing an error in the WCVB-TV report and says it has been [...]
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Latest on Wellesley H1N1 flu clinics

* The Wellesley Health Department has scheduled a walk-in H1N1 flu clinic on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the Schofield Elementary School from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. The snow date is Thursday, January 14, 2010, at the same time and location. This clinic is intended for second dose H1N1 vaccine for children age 3 through [...]
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Wellesley Middle School up next for H1N1 vaccines

UPDATE: The School Department has also been contacting parents/guardians of the other Wellesley Schools to arrange for H1N1 vaccinations in coming weeks, plus the town has announced a walk-in clinic for Wellesley residents ages 19-22 for Dec. 23. Wellesley’s Department of Health has notified parents and guardians that free H1N1 vaccines will be administered next [...]
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Wellesley anesthesiologist takes leadership role

Alexander Hannenberg, MD, of Wellesley was recently installed as president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) during the organization’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Hannenberg is associate chair of the Department of Anesthesia at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and a clinical professor of anesthesiology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
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WellesleyWeston Magazine features Type 1 Diabetes clusters, a local artist and the yoga boom

WellesleyWeston Magazine’s winter edition has landed and it’s filled with lots of Wellesley-related stories, including the latest on the alarming number of Type 1 Diabetes cases in town, a profile of radio personality and Wellesley resident Candy O’Terry, a profile of local artist Eliane Markoff and the booming yoga scene in Wellesley.
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More flu vaccine anticipated in Wellesley; elementary schools to be canvassed

UPDATE: The Health Department on Nov. 10 did issue a letter to parents/guardians of elementary school children inviting those kids at high risk of complications from H1N1 to get vaccinated starting next week  Nov. 16. The Health Department has received a limited supply of injectable H1N1 vaccine that is targeted to individuals at high risk [...]
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Flu vaccine draws big crowd at Wellesley church

People were lining up in the wee hours to get the flu vaccine mist Saturday morning at Wellesley Hills Congregational Church. More from Channel 5 TV Boston. The Wellesley Health Department said about 2/3s of the families in line were served, while the rest will need to wait for new supplies to arrive.
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Next up for H1N1 flu vaccines: Wellesley High students at risk

Wellesley parents and guardians earlier were informed about the opportunity for H1N1 flu vaccines for middle school students at higher risk of illness. Now that that the process of those students applying has been completed, the Wellesley Health Department is turning its attention to Wellesley High students, who would be vaccinated Nov. 3, according to [...]
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