Why We Should Prioritize People with SUD for COVID-19 Vaccination
Practical challenges and stigma must be overcome for such an effort to succeed, but success could yield a blueprint for future care.
Read MoreHow to Talk with Pregnant Patients About the COVID-19 Vaccine
It’s healthcare providers’ responsibility to start the conversation and ensure pregnant patients are empowered with information to make a decision.
Read MoreTrauma, COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns, and the Way Forward
Communities who have suffered most from COVID-19 also stand to benefit most from vaccination, says Anthony Fauci.
Read MoreHow to Talk With Patients About the COVID-19 Vaccine
At this point in time, it is our most critical responsibility as medical professionals.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Biorepository Builds Opportunity for Care Equity
Infectious disease investigator Nahid Bhadelia, MD says its diverse samples offer the potential to “understand what is driving disparities in COVID-19 outcomes and bridge them.”
Read MoreFighting Vaccine Hesitancy in Groups Hardest Hit by COVID-19
Transparency and culturally appropriate communication are key to counteracting the hesitancy that could diminish the impact of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreIntersectionality & COVID-19 Disparities in the Latinx Population
Research finding differential racial and ethnic health outcomes highlights the need for more intersectional approaches to clinical research and medicine.
Read MoreWhy Aren’t People Participating in COVID-19 Contact Tracing?
Contact tracing can help stop the spread of communicable diseases — but public health officials should account for systemic inequities for it to be effective in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MorePlacental Proteins Could Help Prevent COVID-19 Transmission
Researchers from Boston Medical Center’s Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases have identified properties in placenta tissue that may play an important role in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 from a mother with the virus to her fetus. The study results demonstrate that the COVID-19 virus universally invades the placenta in cases with and without…
Read More‘It Is a Huge Miss’: Representation in COVID Clinical Trials
Researchers Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD and Nina Lin, MD describe their COVID clinical trials and why engaging underrepresented minorities to participate is essential.
Read MoreHow We Are Optimizing Inpatient Regionalization
Out of our hospital’s COVID surge response came an unexpected outcome: near-perfect regionalization of one team to one unit, providing us with a path forward. Here’s how.
Read More‘Good Intentions Aren’t Enough’: Forum Examines Structural Racism
In ‘The State of Race,’ experts shine a light on the existing inequities laid bare by the pandemic and the need to move beyond good intentions to real change.
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