Medicine
Rare Light Sensitivity Disorder Could Affect More People than Previously Thought
For patients with rare diseases, finding the right diagnosis can be a significant challenge. When the disease has no visible symptoms, the challenge becomes even greater.
Read MorePresident-elect Joe Biden Appoints Mass General’s Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, as New CDC Director
President-elect Joe Biden held a press conference to announce a team of health experts, including Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who was appointed to be the new Director for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreColleagues Across the Nation Show Their Support for Dr. Rochelle Walensky
After news broke that Mass General’s Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, was tapped for CDC director, friends and colleagues voiced their support on Twitter.
Read MoreWhat Do We Know About SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection So Far?
Based on what scientists have learned from other coronaviruses such as the common cold, reports of reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 are not surprising.
Read MoreHow Scientists at Mass General and the Broad Institute Launched a Study in Days to Probe COVID-19’s Unpredictability
During the spring COVID-19 surge, a remarkable team research effort took place to quickly learn more about the disease.
Read MoreSeven Key Questions to Ask if a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine is Approved
While a vaccine will represent a significant turning point in the fight against COVID-19, there will still be a long way to go.
Read MoreBiopreservation Could Revolutionize the Future of Medicine—How Mass General Researchers are Helping Us Get There
Mass General is part of a multicenter research effort to overcome key challenges in the long term preservation and reuse of organs, cells, tissues and more.
Read MoreBuilding an Effective Dual CAR T Cell Therapy to Target HIV
CAR T cell therapy is a promising form of treatment for cancer, and now Ragon Institute investigator Todd Allen, PhD, recently published findings suggesting dual CAR T cell therapy could be an option for HIV.
Read MoreStranded in the Desert: Distinct Viral Reservoirs in Elite Controllers of HIV
Recent research from Ragon Institute researcher Xu Yu, MD, finds that HIV elite controllers can prevent the virus from replicating by sequestering the viral genome in gene deserts.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Could Be Causing Immune System Amnesia
In a guest blog post, Mass General and Ragon Institute researcher Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, explains his research examining why COVID-19 immunity may be challenging: The virus could be causing immune system amnesia.
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