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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.
Mass General Clinician-Researchers Share Firsthand Experiences with COVID-19 Surge
Mass General investigators who are co-affiliated with the Broad Institute discuss patient care and the hospital’s response to COVID-19.
Five Things to Know About the Ragon Institute
The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard is a leading institution in infectious disease and immunology research, here are five things to know.
Survey Shows A Worrisome Rise in Mental Health Issues Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A nationwide study co-led by Mass General researchers found high levels of worry, frustration, boredom and anxiety.
Share Your Research Story with an Image in the 2020 MGRI Image Contest
The third-annual Mass General Research Institute Image Contest begins August 3, 2020, and we are excited to see what this year has to offer!
Five Things to Know About COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence
When a person is infected with COVID-19, the first thing a physician will advise is to self-isolate and stay home. But what if home isn’t safe?
Martinos Researchers Share Their Favorite Recipes
Enjoying the Fourth of July holiday at home this year and looking for a new recipe? Try taking a page out of the Martinos Cookbook!
Five Things to Know: Reducing the Traumatizing Effects of “Air Hunger” in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
How medical treatment for air hunger can reduce the distressing feeling of needing more air than you are able to take in.
Mass General Emergency Room Physician Details the Toll of Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Crisis
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.”
Lessons from the Backcountry in Finding a Potential COVID-19 Treatment
Brian Strickland, MD, traveled to Nepal to conduct research on high altitude pulmonary edema, but was recalled to help treat patients with similar respiratory issues due to COVID-19.