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Medical Grand Rounds: A 66-year-old Man with Homelessness, with Cough and Rhinorrhea: Response to COVID-19 Among Boston’s Homeless Population

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  • On April 23, 2020, the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital held its seventh virtual Grand Rounds presentation related to COVID-19
  • David Munson, MD, led a discussion focused on a case study that sheds light on the challenges associated with preventing and treating COVID-19 among Boston's homeless population

On April 23, 2020, the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital held its focus on a case study which sheds light on the challenges associated with preventing and treating COVID-19 among Boston's homeless population.

The session was moderated by Katrina Armstong, MD, physician-in-chief in the Department of Medicine at Mass General. Featured speakers included David Munson, MD, instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and medical director of Respite Programs at Boston Health Care for the Homeless; Jessie Gaeta, MD, and Denise De Las Nueces, MD, MPH, of Boston Health Care for the Homeless and Boston University School of Medicine; and Kate Walsh, MPH, and Joshua A. Barocas, MD, MPH, of Boston Medical Center.

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