COVID-19 Vaccine: Seven Key Questions...
Bruce Walker, MD, director of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard outlines key questions if a COVID-19 vaccine is approved.
Contact Tracing Relies on Individual Trust to Advance the Public Good...
Contact tracing is important for breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission. A gift from Dan and Marjorie Sullivan and the Sullivan Family Foundation is supporting efforts to understand how to protect privacy and use technology to improve this public health strategy.
COVID-19: Reopening the Country Hinges on Testing...
Infectious disease experts identify key components – many related to testing – when considering the successful reopening of the country, following COVID-19.
Smartphones May Bolster Postoperative Recovery...
A Mass General researcher is co-leading an effort to determine whether data gathered with smartphones can help provide a clearer picture of recovery after surgery.
Genomics Researchers Elevated by Collaboration...
Mass General researchers have become pivotal players in the emergence of precision medicine due to their local and international leadership in genomics.
Chest X-rays May Provide New Health Risk Clues...
Mass General researchers are using artificial-intelligence to analyze standard chest x-rays to predict patients’ future risk of a variety of disorders.
Measles: Protection Key to Stopping Outbreaks...
An infectious disease specialist at Mass General says vaccinations have made measles a rarity in the United States, although risks remain.
Can Beauty Salons Help Deliver Health Services?...
A Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar is exploring whether beauty salons in South Africa can help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and stop the spread of HIV.
Study Helps Improve Neonatal Feeding Strategies...
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children has adopted a new process for transitioning premature infants to oral feeding.
ALS: Rare Form of Disease Studied for Clues...
A Mass General researcher is studying a rare, inherited form of ALS, aiming to diagnose the disease in its earliest stages and develop new treatments.