Maria Stephanos

Anchor at WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)

6pm, 7pm & 11pm Anchor at #WCVB in Boston. RTs are not endorsements. Opinions are mine!

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How to identify and treat plantar warts on hands and feet

6 days ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

GAME. 330 RIGHT HERE ON CHANNEL FIVE. ALL RIGHT, FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. WINNING THE WAR AGAINST PLANTAR WARTS. THEY CAN BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FEET. SO WE’RE ASKING DOCTOR ABBY WALDMAN, A DERMATOLOGIST AT BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, TO SHARE HER TRICKS. GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR. HEY, DOCTOR. GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT, SO HEADS UP FOR OUR VIEWERS. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND THIS PHOTO OF A PLANTAR WART A LITTLE UNSETTLING, BUT WE WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOU EVERY.
Doctor on how childbirth can negatively impact mothers around the world

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

TONIGHT. STARTLING STATISTICS ABOUT THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF MOTHERHOOD. THERE ARE STUDIES THAT ARE SHOWING 20% OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE EXPERIENCE A MOOD OR ANXIETY DISORDER RELATED TO CHILDBIRTH. SEVEN OUT OF TEN OF THOSE NEW MOMS EITHER DOWNPLAY THEIR SYMPTOMS OR HIDE THEM COMPLETELY, OR DON’T EVEN REALIZE THAT THEY’RE HAVING THEM. JOINING US NOW FOR WORLD MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DAY IS DOCTOR VARSHA RADHAKRISHNAN. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. A PSYCHIATRIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER.
Can you get sick from touching animals at a petting zoo?

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

MARIA. ED GOOD INFORMATION, JESSICA. THANK YOU FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. SPENDING FAMILY TIME AT A FARM. IT’S A FUN ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SPRING. AS LONG AS YOU’RE CAREFUL, AS LONG AS YOU’RE CAREFUL. SO JOINING US RIGHT NOW IS DOCTOR SIMONE WILDES THE BEST SMILE IN THE BUSINESS? A DISEASE SPECIALIST AT SOUTH SHORE HEALTH. IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR WILDES AS ALWAYS. SO THE THE BABIES IN THE BARNYARD, THOSE BABY ANIMALS ARE ADORABLE. EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM SCREAMS JUST COME PET ME.
Screen time advice for parents - not just kids

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

VALID, UNEXPIRED PASSPORT. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT. HOW YOUR SCREEN TIME AFFECTS YOUNGER CHILDREN. YOUR SCREEN TIME A NEW STUDY MEASURES THE IMPACT ON THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DOCTOR ERIKA, A PSYCHOLOGIST AT BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR. PARENTS KNOW IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT ONE ON ONE TIME WITH KIDS. IT’S IT’S EVERYTHING. WHEN YOU’RE WITH YOUR KIDS, THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS TO BE WITH YOUR KIDS PRESENT.
Doctor on what people should know before getting a tattoo

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

GOOD TO KNOW. EMILY. THANK YOU. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. AVOIDING A SKIN PROBLEM WITH THE TATTOO. EXPERTS SAY WHERE YOU PUT IT AND WHAT COLORS YOU USE. COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DOCTOR ABBY WALDMAN, A DERMATOLOGIST AT BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL. GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR. DOCTOR WALDMAN, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET’S SET THIS UP. SO WE ASKED OUR WE’RE LIVE HERE IN THE NEWSROOM.
What patients should know about receiving an accurate mental health diagnosis

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

2021. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH NOW DEALING WITH A MISDIAGNOSIS. EXPERTS SAY SOME DISORDERS ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED MORE THAN OTHERS. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DOCTOR ALICE CONNORS KELLY ANN, A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. GOOD TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR. GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR. SO, AS YOU KNOW, IT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME FOR PEOPLE TO ASK FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP FOR WHATEVER REASON. SO WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS?
Doctor on drug that successfully treated tumor in 80 percent of clinical trial patients

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

TONIGHT AND STUNNING RESULTS. AND WE’RE NOT OVERUSING THAT TERM FROM A CLINICAL TRIAL FOR CANCER RESEARCHERS RELYING ON IMMUNOTHERAPY EXCLUSIVELY TO TREAT A SPECIFIC TYPE OF SOLID TUMOR IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY, THE TUMOR ACTUALLY VANISHED FOR MORE THAN 80% OF PARTICIPANTS, AND NEARLY ALL WERE ABLE TO AVOID SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION. I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE VERY QUICK THAT WE HAVE THIS AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Doctor on how people can avoid and resolve conflict

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

THE MORNING. OUR TIME FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH NOW. MAKING IT EASIER FOR MORE PEOPLE TO ARGUE. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT? ARGUE. EXPERTS SAY CONFLICT CAN BE GOOD AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW A COUPLE OF RULES. AND AS LONG AS EVERYBODY KNOWS THE RULES. DOCTOR JEANNE BARRINGTON JOINS US RIGHT NOW, PSYCHIATRIST AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CLAY CENTER FOR YOUNG HEALTHY MINDS AT MASS GENERAL. DOCTOR, IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. SO, SO MANY PEOPLE HATE CONFLICT, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY WITHIN THEIR OWN FAMILY.
Doctor on signs of academic anxiety in teenagers

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ARE NEARING THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND STUDENTS MAY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON THEIR PLATES RIGHT NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, FROM PRACTICES, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT PRACTICES, PERFORMANCES, END OF THE YEAR PROJECTS, FINALS. OF COURSE, MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY AS THE SCHOOL YEAR WINDS DOWN, ANXIETY CAN RAMP UP, BUT IT LOOKS DIFFERENT IN KIDS AND TEENS THAN IT DOES IN ADULTS. KIDS MAY START TO PROCRASTINATE IN THE MORNING. THEY MIGHT TRY TO MISS THE BUS.
How students and families can deal with grief following a tragedy

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Maria Stephanos

ENGINE. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TONIGHT, SUPPORTING TEENAGERS THROUGH A TRAGEDY. AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW. FACING PARENTS AND TEACHERS AT CONCORD CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER A CAR CRASH IN FLORIDA KILLED 218 YEAR OLD SENIORS, CRITICALLY INJURED TWO MORE. JOINING US TONIGHT IS DOCTOR ALEXANDRA GOLD, A PSYCHOLOGIST AT MASS GENERAL. DOCTOR, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE IT. DOCTOR. LIKE MOST SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS.