Thousands of nurses in Massachusetts will be given orchids as they leave work on Friday, including at BIDMC. The flowers are a way to thank the healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Which Covid-19 data can you trust? Harvard Business Review – May 8, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has created a tidal...
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses his team’s work on developing a potential vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses his team’s work on developing a potential vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
The Boston restaurant industry is coming together to help provide comfort food for healthcare workers, including at BIDMC.
Boston Magazine lists Kevin Tabb, MD (CEO & President, BILH) as #12 on its list of the 100 most influential people in Boston. In this Q&A, Tabb discusses the year since the system’s creation and how it is working to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
John Krasinski featured a good deed by Boston baker Joy Huang of making a large cookie donation to health care workers at BIDMC.
A clinical trial conducted by a multi-disciplinary team coordinated by Ramy Arnaout, MD, DPhil (Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, BIDMC) has identified four novel prototypes of 3D-printed swabs that can be used for COVID-19 testing.
Public health experts and government leaders agree that easy access to testing for COVID-19 will be critical to managing the virus’ spread and re-opening the world’s economies. However, a shortage of specialized nasopharyngeal swabs used to collect samples for diagnosis is one of several bottlenecks in the way of widespread testing. Now a clinical trial conducted by a multi-disciplinary team coordinated by Ramy Arnaout, MD, DPhil (Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, BIDMC) has identified four novel prototypes of 3D-printed swabs that can be used for COVID-19 testing.
