Population Health & Outcomes
Non-White Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 More Likely to Show Severe Disease in Chest X-Rays
Severity in chest x-rays increase the likelihood of admission to the intensive care unit, intubation and death.
Read MoreHow Serology Testing Will Improve our Understanding of COVID-19
At a recent virtual town hall, David Louis, MD, chief of Pathology at Mass General, spoke about two types of serology tests for SARS-CoV-2, what they show and why they are valuable.
Read MoreA Nurse’s Perspective: COVID-19 and Homeless Populations
Kirsten Dickins, PhD, AM, MSN, FNP-C, a nursing research fellow at Mass General’s Munn Center for Nursing Research shares her perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on homeless individuals.
Read MoreThe Difference Between N95s, Surgical Masks and Cloth Masks
What is an N95 mask and how is it different from a surgical mask? Is a cloth mask safe?
Read MoreA Team Effort to Tackle the Daunting Challenges of COVID-19
Members of the newly formed Greater Boston Consortium for Pathogen Readiness are collaborating in unprecedented ways to fight the pandemic.
Read MoreReducing the Devastating and Disproportionate Impact of Untreated Health Issues Among the Homeless
A Mass General nurse researcher is working to better connect homeless individuals to crucial primary care services.
Read MoreIlluminating Hidden Trauma: The Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence
Eve Valera, PhD, uses neuroimaging to illuminate the hidden trauma of TBI while studying the impact of TBI on female IPV survivors.
Read MoreFive Things To Know: How Where You Live Can Affect Your Heart Health
Does living in a low-income or high-crime neighborhood have a measurable effect on your heart health?
Read MoreWhy Climate Change Could Be Our Greatest Public Health Threat and Our Greatest Opportunity
By shifting the discussion from polar bears to pollen, Mass General researcher Renee Salas is working to raise awareness of the local impacts of climate change.
Read MoreCould This Short Question Help Women at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence?
Mass General researchers were able to identify women at risk for intimate partner violence by adding a screening question to mammography intake forms.
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