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Rachel Coppola

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Rachel joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in 2011 and has had a variety of communications responsibilities, including internal communications, public relations and video creation.

Rachel reports on general health news and has a particular interest in behavioral health, fitness and wellness, and seniors and aging.

Rachel has a background in print journalism and marketing communications. She received a bachelor of arts in English from Wellesley College and a master of business administration from Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.

If you have an idea for a health news story or comments or questions about a story, please reach out.

Stories by Rachel Coppola

Heroes on the front line: Dr. Harry Schrager

A new Coverage series features the voices of doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus in Massachusetts

Preventive Care

Time to cancel elective surgeries and other standard appointments

Right now, the priorities are slowing contagion and ensuring physicians can focus on COVID-19 patients

Preventive Care

Why antibiotics have no effect on the coronavirus

Overuse of antibiotics for treating illnesses can have negative consequences on individual patients – and our health ecosystem.

Preventive Care

Saving lives by staying home

‘Social distancing’ is our best shot at slowing spread of devastating virus, clinicians say

Technology

Turning to telehealth

Medical experts encourage video visits with a clinician in midst of coronavirus outbreak

Social Wellbeing

A model for change

How a decades-old framework still has much to teach us about our capacity for transformation

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