Rapid lab-free COVID-19 test delivers results in just over an hour A new DnaNudge Lab-in-Cartridge test is beginning evaluation on patients—requiring no lab and significantly reducing waits for results. Apr 10, 2020 0 4
Call for citizen scientists to contribute to COVID-19 studies The Microsetta Initiative, a crowdsourced research effort based at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has expanded its capabilities to now allow citizen-scientists around the world to help collect ... Apr 10, 2020 1 1
Experts developing models to help local providers prepare for COVID-19 surge As policymakers, health care providers and the general public struggle to make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic, the somewhat obscure field of health informatics has become a little less so. In just a few weeks, graphs showing ... Apr 10, 2020 0 1
Post-pandemic society: The societal repercussions and consequences of past pandemics From the bubonic plague of the 14th century to the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918, the repercussions and effects of pandemics have changed how societies function. Although pandemics strain health systems first, they also stress ... Apr 10, 2020 0 7
Social-distancing measures may be flattening the curve Projected COVID-19 caseloads at the state's largest health care system indicate that social-distancing measures have worked well enough that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will be able to avoid the kind of harrowing ... Apr 10, 2020 0 1
When added burdens can lead to burnout Burnout is a real concern in health care, especially during a public health crisis of still-unknown scope and duration. Three UConn Health experts share their observations on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic's strain on the ... Apr 10, 2020 0 0
Online course to train medical pros on use of mechanical ventilators his week, Harvard and EdX, the virtual learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT, announced the launch of a free online course designed to train frontline medical professionals to operate the mechanical ventilators needed ... Apr 10, 2020 0 15
How a new vaccine adjuvant might shorten race to COVID-19 immunity Uli von Andrian is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology at Harvard Medical School and Program Leader of Basic Immunology at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard. Apr 10, 2020 0 60
Johns Hopkins adds new data visualization tools alongside COVID-19 tracking map Using data from the widely circulated Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracking map, a cross-disciplinary team of JHU researchers recently began developing an array of new data visualization tools to help animate and explain the trends ... Apr 10, 2020 0 3
To support healthcare workers battling COVID-19, start fresh and think holistically, experts say Although health care workers' physical safety is paramount, their psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being are also key to their ability to function under conditions that are unlike any they've faced before, according ... Apr 10, 2020 0 1
