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Mass General Clinician-Researchers Share Firsthand Experiences with COVID-19 Surge

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 31 July, 2020 | 0

Mass General investigators who are co-affiliated with the Broad Institute discuss patient care and the hospital’s response to COVID-19.

Survey Shows A Worrisome Rise in Mental Health Issues Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Brian Burns | Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Psychiatry | 0 comment | 22 July, 2020 | 1

A nationwide study co-led by Mass General researchers found high levels of worry, frustration, boredom and anxiety.

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Five Things to Know: Reducing the Traumatizing Effects of “Air Hunger” in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Medicine | 0 comment | 2 July, 2020 | 0

How medical treatment for air hunger can reduce the distressing feeling of needing more air than you are able to take in.

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Mass General Emergency Room Physician Details the Toll of Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Crisis

By Brian Burns | Clinical Research, COVID-19, Emergency Medicine, Medicine | 1 comment | 29 June, 2020 | 0

For Mass General’s Alistair Martin, MD, MPP, working as a Black emergency room doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic has felt like “walking on a tightrope during a hurricane.”

Contact Tracing Relies on Individual Trust to Advance the Public Good

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Global Health, Infectious Disease | 4 comments | 11 June, 2020 | 0

A global health expert from Mass General details the contact tracing process and how it could help limit the spread of COVID-19.

More Scientist-Approved Experiments for Kids

By Brian Burns | Communicating Science, COVID-19, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 17 April, 2020 | 0

In the search for educational activities to keep kids occupied, one mother and Mass General researcher has been getting particularly creative.

Mass General Physicians Answer Questions about COVID-19

By Brian Burns | Clinical Research, Communicating Science, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Medicine | 0 comment | 23 March, 2020 | 0

What is the new coronavirus? Why is it so hard to get tested? Once I recover, am I at risk to get it again?

A Team Effort to Tackle the Daunting Challenges of COVID-19

By Brian Burns | Clinical Research, Communicating Science, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Medicine, Population Health & Outcomes | 0 comment | 20 March, 2020 | 0

Members of the newly formed Greater Boston Consortium for Pathogen Readiness are collaborating in unprecedented ways to fight the pandemic.

How to Stay Up-to-Date on Mass General’s Coronavirus Response

By Brian Burns | Clinical Research, Communicating Science, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Medicine | 0 comment | 19 March, 2020 | 0

The situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is changing on a moment-to-moment basis, and we want to make sure you stay informed.

Research Roundup for March: New Insights into Sepsis and Autism Spectrum Disorder

By Brian Burns | Infectious Disease, Medicine, Research Roundup, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 12 March, 2020 | 0

Research Roundup is a monthly column summarizing some recent research advances from Massachusetts General Hospital.

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