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Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses delays faced in getting routing items while working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

Pharma companies have had to adapt to a rare impediment—having to carry out their work on the disease while it’s all around them

Leo Newhouse, MSW, LICSW (Social Work, BIDMC) shares his experience with sudden loss of smell due to COVID-19 and discusses the importance the five senses bring to everyday life.

No specific treatment or medication exists to treat anosmia. And yet, a patient's brain can be trained to accelerate the recovery of the lost sense of smell.

A team of researchers, including John Torous, MD (Digital Psychiatry, BIDMC), used machine learning to analyze the text of more than 800,000 Reddit posts and identify changes in the tone and content of language that people used as the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic progressed.

Textual analysis of social media posts finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) and other collaborators recently published a study showing that a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine protected against weight loss and pneumonia in Syrian hamsters.

Researchers turn to familiar model animals, along with some fresh strategies, to develop countermeasures against SARS-CoV-2 and investigate the biology of infection.

Nathan Shapiro, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) discusses a clinical trial to test a repurposed antiviral AIDS drug for at-home treatment during the first days of COVID-19 symptoms in hopes of slowing the virus early and heading off hospitalization, intensive care, and death.

A new research is hoping to nip a COVID-19 infection in the bud before it progresses. (WJAR)

Sharon Wright, MD (Infectious Disease, BIDMC) discusses recently announced directives that have been put in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.

Beth Israel doctor on Mass. new COVID-19 directives

As of Oct. 27, the investigational vaccine developed as part of a partnership between Johnson & Johnson and a team led by Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) is one of 11 COVID-19 vaccines currently in Phase 3 efficacy trials. At least 88 preclinical vaccines are under active investigation in animals, with another 48 in early human trials.

How Much Will It Cost To Get the Coronavirus Vaccine?

Marsha Maurer, DPN, RN, (CNO, BIDMC) discusses the gradual increase of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 infections and how the hospital is preparing.

While daily case counts above 1,000 across the state are concerning, Beth Israel's chief nursing officer said that the increase in hospitalizations has been more gradual this time around

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses the process of mass-producing vaccines.

Moderna: 'We're Ready' To Ship 20 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses By The End Of 2020

Nathan Shapiro, MD, (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) discusses a clinical trial to test a repurposed antiviral AIDS drug for at-home treatment during the first days of COVID-19 symptoms in hopes of slowing the virus early and heading off hospitalization, intensive care, and death.

Trial begins of at-home treatment that may keep early cases from growing severe

Nathan Shapiro, MD, (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) discusses restaurants and the COVID-19 pandemic. Shapiro was one of the authors of a CDC study released in September that found that people who tested positive for COVID-19 were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than those who tested negative.

Dining out is one of the riskiest things you can do—but it doesn’t have to be, if you follow these steps.

Katheryn Stephenson, MD, MPH discusses the timeline for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials

Some Americans concerned about possible ...

Satchit Balsari, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) discusses how mobility data could be used to fight COVID-19, and notes that the region is on the move again compared to the beginning of the pandemic.

Satchit Balsari, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) discusses how mobility data could be used to fight COVID-19, and notes that the region is on the move again compared to the beginning of the pandemic.

WCVB – October 26, 2020

The clinical trial for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has restarted after pausing for potential safety concerns after confirming that there was no evidence of harm from the vaccine candidate.

Covid-19 vaccine trials from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson to restart

Should COVID still force us to postpone elective surgery or forgo a trip to the ER?

In this opinion article, the author references a study released earlier in the year led by Dhruv Kazi, MD, MSc, MS (Cardiology, BIDMC) that quantified the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the numbers of patients seeking medical attention for select potentially life-threatening diagnoses.

The vaccine news that really matters

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses COVID-19 vaccine development.

National Academy of Medicine elects 9 HMS faculty members

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for being an international leader in virology and immunology, developing novel vaccines and cure strategies for viruses of global importance, including one of the first COVID-19 vaccine candidates, the first Zika virus vaccine, and the first global mosaic HIV-1 vaccine, as well as defining immunotherapeutic HIV-1 cure strategies.

When can my child go to school? A COVID-19 primer

Two of the Boston area’s top experts (and parents) weigh in.

Trump May Be Immune to the Coronavirus. But for How Long?

A unique treatment course may have blunted his body’s production of antibodies, scientists warn.

Schools (and Children) Need a Fresh Air Fix

Classrooms have needed better ventilation for years. It took a pandemic to get us to pay attention.