If you’ve had COVID-19, should you get the vaccine?
As eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines expands, an expert digs into side effects, why it's important to get the shot when it’s your turn, and other questions.
April 19, 2021 • ~8 min
Model predicts Texas COVID infection rates weeks in advance
Researchers have developed a new model that can predict COVID-19 infection rates in Texas two to three weeks in advance.
April 19, 2021 • ~6 min
Forget the debate over public health versus jobs – the same people suffer the most either way
Most pandemic policies have benefited those already best off in US society and ignored people for whom neither mass shutdowns nor reopening offer relief.
April 19, 2021 • ~7 min
Not everybody with eye pressure needs treatment to save vision
Not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment, according to a new study that shows most don’t go on to lose vision from glaucoma.
April 16, 2021 • ~8 min
I’m a pediatrician who cares for transgender kids – here’s what you need to know about social support, puberty blockers and other medical options that improve lives of transgender youth
Transgender youth have a number of research-backed medical options available to them. The multidisciplinary approach ranges from promoting family support to hormone treatments to surgery.
April 16, 2021 • ~10 min
MGH’s Complex Care Service untangles autoimmune mystery
The Complex Care Service was created for patients like Emily Hedspeth who are, as Thompson described, “the sickest 1 percent of the sickest 1 percent.”
April 15, 2021 • ~10 min
A method to assess Covid-19 transmission risks in indoor settings
MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.
April 15, 2021 • ~10 min
Vast majority of young people want the COVID vax
New poll results find that the vast majority of teenagers and young adults want to get the COVID-19 vaccine or have already.
April 15, 2021 • ~7 min
Ladybug-sized implant measures oxygen deep inside the body
A wireless device smaller than a ladybug could help doctors monitor tissue oxygen in transplanted organs and provide an early warning of transplant failure.
April 15, 2021 • ~7 min
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