Dramatic drops in ER visits likely led to uncounted deaths
A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study showed dramatic drops in hospital visits for heart attacks and stroke, which likely led to uncounted deaths at home during the COVID crisis. Perhaps more troubling is the potential for long-term damage to decades’ work to catch conditions in their earliest, most treatable stages.
May 22, 2020 • ~12 min
Vaccines can protect against COVID-19 in animal models, study says
Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has developed vaccines — currently being tested in animal models — that are designed to train the body’s immune system to recognize the virus swiftly upon exposure and respond quickly to disable it.
May 20, 2020 • ~8 min
Assessing where vaccine efforts stand and the challenges ahead
Rising nationalism and global inequity will be hurdles to the distribution of COVID vaccines, despite the comparatively “lightning” fast scientific response to the pandemic so far, a Harvard infectious disease expert said Thursday.
May 8, 2020 • ~8 min
Why it is critical to distinguish COVID-19 from other infections
A new report by researchers examines the mostly overlooked, yet important, category of patients — those with symptoms concerning enough to seek care, yet not serious enough to need hospital treatment.
May 6, 2020 • ~8 min
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