Research Spotlight: Severity of COVID-19–Related Illness in Massachusetts, July 2021 to December 2022
Researchers found that vaccination is still associated with a decrease in the risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 outcomes.
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For two epidemiologists, Mass General becomes a makeshift wedding venue – Boston Globe coverage of Mass General employee wedding in Ether Dome
Mass General president on safety measures being taken – MSNBC/Morning Joe video report featuring Mass General president Peter L. Slavin
Healthcare workers starving for PPE take fight to Beacon Hill as number of coronavirus cases soars – WHDH video report quotes Mass General president Peter L. Slavin
Is ventilator-sharing a good idea? Pulmonology experts weigh in – Becker's Hospital Review
quotes Mass General physician Paul Currier
Mass General president on using data to fight coronavirus pandemic – CNBC video report features Mass General president Peter L. Slavin
Mass. General doctor: Getting back to normal will be a slow process – Fox 25 interview with Mass General physician Vanessa Kerry
Pregnant and Worried About Coronavirus? Experts Weigh In – Parenting/New York Times quotes Mass General physician Ilona Goldfarb
Coronavirus falsehoods: COVID-19 can’t be treated by going to a sauna or by using essential oils – MassLive quotes MGH physician Katrina Armstrong
Hospitalizations for coronavirus escalate in Greater Boston – Boston Globe quotes Mass General president Peter Slavin
Talking to your kids about coronavirus and social distancing – Forbes quotes Mass General psychiatrist Neha Chaudhary
What we ER doctors need to keep doing our jobs – CNN Opinion piece by Mass General physician Shan Liu
Mass General provider tests positive for coronavirus; more providers in quarantine – Boston Globe
quotes Mass General physician David Hooper and MGPO CEO Timothy Ferris
Talking To Your Kids About Coronavirus – WBUR/Cognoscenti perspective co-authored by Mass General psychologist Archana Basu
Mass General president: We should be in ‘war-like’ preparations to combat coronavirus – Boston Globe
quotes Mass General director of Materials Management, Ed Raeke
A report from the frontlines at Mass General – CommonWealth Magazine podcast interview with Mass General physician Jarone Lee
A ray of hope in coronavirus outbreak – Boston Globe quotes Mass physician Paul Biddinger, mentions testing procedures
What does the coronavirus do to your body? Everything to know about the infection process – USA Today quotes Mass General physician Martin Hirsch
What Does A State Of Emergency Mean For Massachusetts? – WGBH/All Things Considered
radio segment features Mass General physician David Hooper
How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It – Kaiser Health News
quotes MGH physician Jay Fishman
Here’s how Boston-area hospitals are altering their policies to combat the new coronavirus – Boston.com coverage of preparedness efforts at Mass General, quotes Mass General physician Paul Biddinger
Some Of Your Questions On The Coronavirus, Answered – WBUR/Radio Boston radio interview with Mass General physician Rochelle Walensky
Government promises 4 million coronavirus tests by next week. What comes next? – CBS News quotes Mass General physician Rochelle Walensky
After 'troubled' beginning, coronavirus testing is ramping up in Mass. – WBUR quotes Mass General physician Rochelle Walensky
With $115 million, more than 80 Boston researchers will collaborate to tackle COVID-19 – Science Magazine quotes Mass General investigator Bruce Walker
Top docs offer look inside coronavirus preparations – Greenfield Recorder article quotes Mass General physician Paul Biddinger
Coronavirus: Massachusetts health officials say vaccines could take at least a year to get to public – Mass Live article quotes Mass General physician Paul Biddinger
Feeling feverish? Worried about coronavirus? Here’s why tests have been hard to get. – Boston Globe
quotes Mass General physician Erica Shenoy
How bad will the coronavirus outbreak get in the US? – Washington Post article quotes Mass General physician Paul Biddinger
How deadly is the new coronavirus? Data from the spread of US cases could help answer that. –Live Science quotes webcast presentation featuring Mass General physician Paul Biddinger
What it means to be at ‘high risk’ for the coronavirus – Boston.com quotes Mass General physician Erica Shenoy
Partners hospitals advise physicians to regulate use of face masks as they prepare for more coronavirus cases – Boston Globe mentions Mass General
Our flawed health system isn't up to the challenge of the coronavirus – CNN opinion written by Mass General physician Vanessa Kerry
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, former chief of infectious diseases, shares expert advice about navigating the world during COVID-19.
Read an article from the Washington Post on emergency preparedness efforts at Mass General.
Researchers found that vaccination is still associated with a decrease in the risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 outcomes.
Many workers at group homes in Massachusetts serving adults with mental illness or disability perceived very serious effects of the first year of the pandemic on their own health and access to care.
I need to make an appointment for a non-COVID-19 health condition. Is it safe to come to the hospital? Answers to this and other FAQs about how Mass General is prepared to provide general care to patients.
Maternal SARS‐CoV‐2 positivity during pregnancy was associated with nearly two-fold higher odds of a neurodevelopmental diagnosis at 12 months of age among male children.
Researchers have examined how patient characteristics and COVID-19 infection may affect the antibody responses of people with HIV—including responses against SARS-CoV-2 proteins as well as proteins from other viruses.
Researchers have developed an upgraded chest radiograph (CXR) explainable artificial intelligence model that was trained on thousands of well annotated CXRs.