Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19 (Coronavirus)’
‘Space Is a Luxury Not Everyone Has’: Design’s Role in Health
A panel discussion on COVID-19 retrofitting underscores the necessity of investment in infrastructure both inside and outside the hospital to protect patients and respond to emerging needs.
Read MoreCulturally Competent Healthcare: Lessons from COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns and care transformations, culturally competent approaches to care are more necessary than ever.
Read MoreHere to Help: Resident Redeployment to the Front Lines
A fourth-year resident from an unlikely specialty steps into the front lines to buoy a health system under siege.
Read MoreTesting, Tracing, and Rebuilding Ties Key to Healthcare Reopening
Infection tracing study looks for sources and susceptibility in healthcare workers’ COVID-19 infections to help inform reopening of clinical spaces.
Read MoreEtoposide and Other Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Inflammation
At Boston Medical Center, experts from the Cancer Center are exploring how new and existing therapies could fight the COVID infection.
Read MoreTEAM UP: Adapting Integrated Behavioral Health During Coronavirus
Integrated behavioral health at community health centers, hinging largely on in-person care, pivots to function within the confines of the pandemic.
Read MoreIsolated but Not Alone: Life as a Pregnant Doctor During COVID-19
An internist and her frontline husband anxiously balance work and the health of a growing family during the pandemic
Read MoreMail-Order Pharmacy Service Protects Patients, Increases Access
An existing service goes full-tilt to root deeper into the community and extend mail-order pharmacy to more patients.
Read MoreUrgent Need for Multilingual Providers, In-Person Interpreters
Experts worry that language barriers, which can be challenging to address in the best of times, will now create a serious health divide.
Read MoreAs Schools Stay Closed, Pressures Rise for Food-Insecure Families
With applications for SNAP more than quadrupling, city partnerships work to preserve food distribution to homebound children at risk of hunger.
Read MoreThe Effect of Redeploying Hospital Resources for COVID-19
Providing the best feasible care for COVID also brings consequences for clinicians and patients.
Read MoreThe Downside of COVID-19 Prevention Measures for Public Health
Currently approaching 2.5 million, the number of COVID-19 cases is still rising around the world — with cases in the U.S. nearing 750,000. To reduce spread of the virus, governments have implemented lockdowns, declared national emergencies, and ordered the public to stay at home.
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