NewsFeb | 1 | 2021
Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD, physician-researcher in the Department of Dermatology, shares her “My Why”—outlining her decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Portuguese.
"Eu tomei a vacina contra o COVID-19 para proteger minha família, meus amigos, meus colegas de trabalho e minha comunidade. Junte-se a nós no combate ao COVID-19! "
- Fernanda Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
We are ready to care for you—whatever your health care needs may be. We are committed to providing the very best and safest care possible.
The OB/GYN Department remains here for your health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some adjustments are necessary, however.
Researchers found that a person with a diagnosis of Down syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia had six times the odds of having a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status ordered at hospital admission.
Aram J. Krauson, PhD, of the Department of Pathology at Mass General, is the first author and James Stone, MD, PhD, is the senior author of a new study in NPJ Vaccines, Duration of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Persistence and Factors Associated with Cardiac Involvement in Recently Vaccinated Patients.
Treatment improved blood oxygen levels and lowered the risk of long-term sensory and motor neurologic symptoms.
Results indicate a link between reduced mobility during the pandemic and greater risk for depressive symptoms.
For lung and heart transplant recipients, vaccine doses beyond the third dose are likely important for maintaining immunity.
Stephanie Santoro, MD, was the lead author of a recent article in the Journal of Pediatrics, titled Health Surveillance in a Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic: Implementation of Electronic Health Record Integrations During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
