News – Page 20 – BIDMC’s COVID-19 Initiatives

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

CNN: The Lead with Jake Tapper

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David Avigan, MD (Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, BIDMC) discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on care for patients with cancer.

Engineer? Cancer expert? Physicist? They’re coronavirus researchers now

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Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC), discusses how COVID-19 is transmitted.

It’s Not Whether You Were Exposed to the Virus. It’s How Much.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Prototype Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Coronavirus...

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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...

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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

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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.

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