Harvard Chan School students become volunteer workforce
Soon hundreds of students from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will begin assisting with phone calls and emails, and taking part in efforts to identify and reach out to anyone who may have come into contact with someone infected with the novel coronavirus.
Colleen WalshApril 3, 2020 | harvard
~9 mins
Tags: health-medicine centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention coronavirus covid-19 harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health harvard-university-health-services massachusetts-department-of-public-health michelle-williams world-health-organization
Harvard Chan School forum offers advice for dealing with stress
Third in series of Chan School forums offers tips for dealing with COVID-19 anxieties.
Clea SimonApril 3, 2020 | harvard
~6 mins
Tags: health-medicine amantia-ametaj anxiety archana-basu harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health kristina-korte mental-health stress
Harvard scientists work to find coronavirus treatment
As the pandemic intensifies, Harvard scientists work to find a treatment.
Juan SiliezarMarch 30, 2020 | harvard
~14 mins
Tags: health-medicine brigham-and-womens-hospital christoph-gorgulla coronavirus covid-19 drug-repurposing-hub-of-the-broad-institute-of-mit-and-harvard francisco-marty george-church haribabu-arthanari harvard-medical-school harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health jonathan-abraham libby-hohmann mark-namchuk massachusetts-consortium-on-pathogen-readiness massachusetts-general-hospital remdesivir sarah-fortune wyss-institute-for-biologically-inspired-engineering
How to prevent overwhelming hospitals and build immunity
Social distancing could allow a level of infection that can be handled by the health care system, but would build enough immunity to strangle the epidemic.
Alvin PowellMarch 27, 2020 | harvard
~8 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell ashish-jha coronavirus covid-19 epidemic harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health sarah-fortune social-distancing yonatan-grad
Chan School session breaks down ways to ease stress
Chan School online forum aims to teach how to deal with pandemic stress.
Clea SimonMarch 26, 2020 | harvard
~6 mins
Tags: health-medicine christy-denckla coronavirus covid-19 harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health karmel-choi mental-health resilience stress
Public confident they can keep themselves safe during pandemic
An ongoing survey by researchers at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is examining public attitudes toward the coronavirus pandemic.
Alvin PowellMarch 23, 2020 | harvard
~7 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell coronavirus harvard-humanitarian-initiative harvard-medical-school harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health leadership patrick-vinck phuong-pham public-health social-distancing trust
Finding ways to forge through the COVID-19 pandemic
Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch outlined several scenarios — most of them bad — for getting America back to work
Alvin PowellMarch 20, 2020 | harvard
~5 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell center-for-communicable-disease-dynamics coronavirus covid-19 epidemiology harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health marc-lipsitch serological-testing social-distancing
Harvard experts say Massachusetts may need 1.4 million COVID tests
Massachusetts may need 1.4 million COVID-19 tests and ramp up to tens of thousands given a day, Harvard experts said.
Alvin PowellMarch 13, 2020 | harvard
~6 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell brigham-and-womens-hospital broad-institute-of-mit-and-harvard coronavirus covid-19 ed-markey eric-rubin george-daley harvard-medical-school harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health massachusetts-general-hospital pardis-sabeti peter-slavin
Disaster expert outlines how first responders will handle COVID-19
With cases of COVID-19 multiplying, a Massachusetts General Hospital preparedness expert discusses existing challenges and the ways first responders can get ready to meet the new coronavirus.
Alvin PowellMarch 12, 2020 | harvard
~10 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell coronavirus covid-19 emergency-room ems first-responder harvard-medical-school harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health massachusetts-general-hospital pandemic paul-biddinger personal-protective-equipment
Public urged to ramp up social distancing, increase coronavirus tests
Harvard epidemiologist says U.S. needs to dramatically increase testing and social distancing, adding to the closings, cancellations, and shifts online.
Alvin PowellMarch 11, 2020 | harvard
~6 mins
Tags: health-medicine containment alvin-powell center-for-communicable-disease-dynamics coronavirus covid-19 epidemic harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health marc-lipsitch
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