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Posts Tagged ‘homelessness’

How Telehealth Is Helping to Connect Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to Crucial Health Services

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | August 11, 2025
Dr. Koh and members of the street team on their way to treat patients in the homeless community last winter

Despite early concerns, pivoting to telehealth during the COVID-190 pandemic was effective for physicians and patients alike.

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Conversations on Mental Health: Katherine Koh, MD, & Homeless Population Mental Health

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | May 30, 2023

Improving Mental Health Care for the Homeless: Insights from Mass General Research Institute Investigator, Dr. Katherine Koh

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Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths on the Rise in Boston’s Homeless Population, Highlighting Need to Do More

By Brian Burns | March 22, 2022

A study of individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston shows a worrying increase in the number of deaths due to synthetic opioids and the use of multiple substances.

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A Nurse’s Perspective: COVID-19 and Homeless Populations

By Gloria Rosado | May 6, 2020

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.

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Reducing the Devastating and Disproportionate Impact of Untreated Health Issues Among the Homeless

By Brian Burns | March 2, 2020
Woman comforting a homeless man

A Mass General nurse researcher is working to better connect homeless individuals to crucial primary care services.

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