Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19 Research’
How Boston Medical Center’s Outreach Built Vaccine Confidence in Underserved Communities
The health system’s comprehensive communications plan helped 76% of Black and 75% of Latino/a primary care patients get fully vaccinated.
Read More‘Community Leaders Have More Impact on Neighbors Than Celebrities’ In COVID-19 Vaccine Trust
Boston Medical Center learned crucial lessons about public health messaging during community conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine and pandemic.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Safety Measures May Have Led to Increased Gun Injuries in Boston
Study on trends in violent injuries treated at Boston Medical Center suggests fallout from the
pandemic’s first wave hit vulnerable communities hardest.
Why Does Homelessness Increase the Risk of COVID-19 Reinfection?
A new study suggests high levels of exposure to the virus can overcome even robust immune responses developed after the first infection.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Pandemic Could Change the Face of Clinical Trials
The toll of COVID-19 on people of color shows how crucial it is to overcome obstacles to inclusion in medical research. A new focus on telehealth is one path.
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 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 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.
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