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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 Untold Story of Moderna’s Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

In this opinion piece, Residents Divya Seth, MD, and Tyler Trahan, MD (Internal Medicine, BIDMC) share how technology has helped bring families together for crucial times during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tablets can offer death with dignity

James Kirby, MD (Pathology, BIDMC) discusses how his lab has evolved over the past few months to process the high amount of tests for COVID-19. Erin Duffey (Research, BIDMC) shares her experience being redeployed to work in the microbiology lab.

Volunteers helping process coronavirus tests

John Torous, MD (Psychiatry, BIDMC) discusses regulation around mental health apps.

Mental health apps draw wave of new users as experts call for more oversight

Meet the Press: Dan Barouch, MD, PhD Interview

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vacci...

During Modern Healthcare’s Transformation Summit webinar series, Kevin Tabb, MD (President & CEO, BILH) discussed the collaboration and partnerships between local hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Next phase of telemedicine to move beyond video visits

Dhruv Kazi, MD, MSc, MS (Cardiology, BIDMC) and colleagues quantified the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the numbers of patients seeking medical attention for select potentially life-threatening diagnoses.

Stroke, heart-attack cases plummet during pandemic

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) and colleagues reported in Science two studies of laboratory monkeys that suggest antibodies produced during recovery from COVID-19 provide immunity from the virus, whether triggered by infection or vaccine.

Latest on global search for coronavirus vaccine: Three candidates show early promise

Dhruv Kazi, MD, MSc, MS (Cardiology, BIDMC) and Kevin Tabb, MD (President & CEO, BILH) discuss the importance of seeking medical attention for select potentially life-threatening diagnoses and a recent study that quantified how COVID-19 has impacted the number of patients doing so.

Study shows drop in ER visits for heart attacks, strokes

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) and colleagues reported in Science two studies of laboratory monkeys that suggest antibodies produced during recovery from COVID-19 provide immunity from the virus, whether triggered by infection or vaccine.

Beth Israel anti-body testing provides new insight and hope in coronavirus fight

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD and colleagues publish two landmark COVID-19 studies

Prototype Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Coronavirus...

Dhruv Kazi, MD, MSc, MS (Cardiology, BIDMC) and colleagues quantified the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the numbers of patients seeking medical attention for select potentially life-threatening diagnoses.

Researchers Report Sharp Decline in Patient Visits for Heart Attack, Stroke and Cancer Care During COVID-19 Pandemic Lindsey Diaz-MacInnisldiaz2@bidmc.harvard.edu MAY...

Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses the timeline and process of developing a vaccine.

It’s a tortuous path with regulatory hurdles at multiple points along the way

Michael Yaffe, MD (Cardiology, BIDMC) weighs in on an unexplained phenomenon in some COVID-19 patients – excessive blood clotting and increased risk of stroke.

Doctors have reported a flurry of cases in Covid-19 patients — including a healthy 27-year-old emergency medical technician in Queens. After a month in the hospital, he is learning to walk again.

Decoding COVID-19

Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joanna Sharpless, MD (Palliative Care, BIDMC) writes on how visitor restrictions have impacted end-of-life decisions for terminally ill patients.

The Pandemic Is Changing How We Die—And Not Just for COVID-19 Patients

Andrew Marshall, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) discusses the racial disparities in COVID-19 cases.

‘We’re angry and we’re hurting.’ Why communities of color suffer more from COVID-19

Lindon Beckford(Patient Transport, BIDMC)helps put patients at ease by singing songs, a practice he has done for more than 30 years and continues to do through the pandemic.

Actor and Director Lee Grant, Lindon Beckford, And More…

Kevin Tabb, MD (President & CEO, BILH) discusses the partnerships and cooperation between the Boston-area hospitals in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic spawns new spirit of collaboration for Boston’s longtime rival hospitals

Harold Burzstajn, MD (Psychiatry, BIDMC) discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the mental health of healthcare workers.

'It Just Broke Me': Health Workers Struggle For Time To Grieve Patients Lost To COVID-19