Fauci discusses uncertainty on COVID-19 variants, length of immunity
Though the so-far-successful U.S. vaccination drive is likely to deliver an approximation of normal life by year’s end, Anthony Fauci and a panel of heath care experts cautioned that the global battle against COVID-19 is far from won.
April 27, 2021 • ~8 min
Harvard Medical School expert explains ‘long COVID’
As the pandemic reaches what experts hope will be its latter stages, the health care system is seeing more “long COVID” patients, those whose often mild initial illness has been followed up by months of severe, sometimes debilitating symptoms. The Gazette spoke with an expert to find out more.
April 13, 2021 • ~16 min
Telehealth works, but upgrade is still needed, say experts
Telehealth is experiencing a pandemic-induced boom that experts say has helped patients maintain contact with their doctors and lowered barriers to access for many. It’s important, should the change become permanent, to ensure equal access to all communities.
April 8, 2021 • ~7 min
Approval of at-home tests releases a pandemic-fighting weapon
FDA approval of two over-the-counter rapid antigen tests promises to transform the testing landscape around COVID-19, lowering cost and giving the certainty of knowing when you’re infected to the individual, a Harvard epidemiologist said.
April 2, 2021 • ~5 min
Personalized melanoma vaccines show lasting effects
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions have shown that a personalized cancer vaccine that is specific to an individual’s tumor has lasting effects, detecting vaccine-related immune system changes years after the vaccine was given.
April 1, 2021 • ~12 min
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