Simple phone calls work for checking on COVID patients at home

A new program designed to bridge the digital divide uses a simple phone call to monitor the health of people recovering from COVID at home.

Gerry Everding-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 4, 2022 ~7 min

Study examines racial, ethnic disparities in COVID vaccine rate

Mistrust of vaccine is high among people of color in U.S. and U.K., but unequal access appears to be greater barrier in U.S., researchers say.

MGH News and Public Affairs • harvard
Feb. 1, 2022 ~5 min


Harvard scientists keep close watch on Omicron subvariant

As Omicron rapidly recedes, some countries are seeing a new version of the variant, dubbed BA.2

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 26, 2022 ~4 min

Study explores autism link in teens treated for addiction

One in five youths with substance-use disorders may have undiagnosed autistic traits, say researchers.

MGH News and Public Affairs • harvard
Jan. 25, 2022 ~3 min

Hospital room surfaces rarely harbor live SARS-CoV-2

The surfaces in hospital rooms where COVID-19 patients got care don't have enough living COVID-19 virus on them to spread the infection, research finds.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 25, 2022 ~4 min

Exploring why some remain sharp even as decades roll by

Harvard researchers study "super-aging" minds for clues to possible interventions for the rest of us.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 21, 2022 ~12 min

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

People are buzzing with questions about the omicron variant and whether it could help usher in herd immunity. A team of virologists deciphers the latest findings.

Cody Warren, Postdoctoral Fellow in Virology and Immunology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~11 min

Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people's health in England and Wales

A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.

Chloe Brimicombe, PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~6 min


Optimism on Omicron, shift from pandemic to endemic

With Omicron on the decline in some states, pandemic experts permit themselves hope, at least for the near term.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 20, 2022 ~6 min

Parents with babies in NICU report emotional exhaustion during pandemic

"Nonsensical" visitation policies, exhaustion, and isolation left parents of babies in the NICU feeling dissatisfied with hospital care in 2020.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 19, 2022 ~6 min

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