Specialty Research and Innovation
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Favipiravir to Treat COVID-19: Q&A with Boris Juelg, MD, PhD
Boris Juelg, MD, PhD, an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, explains what is currently known about the drug favipiravir and why he is excited about its potential to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Mass General Launching Randomized, Controlled Trial of Tocilizumab for COVID-19
Tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-6 already approved in the U.S., might be effective against COVID-19, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital believe.
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Using Chloroquine to Treat COVID-19: Q&A with Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD
Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, explains what is currently known about chloroquine and its use to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Improves Oxygenation in Pregnant Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia
A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital found that high dose inhaled nitric oxide gas safely improved oxygenation and reduced hospital lengths of stay for pregnant patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Pathways Case Record: Investigating Paraneoplastic Autoimmunity: A Case of Dermatomyositis in a Patient With Rectal Adenocarcinoma
A 55-year-old woman with a history of resected rectal adenocarcinoma was admitted for progressive proximal muscle weakness and rash; she was diagnosed with inflammatory myositis overlap syndrome. The Pathways Service was consulted and investigated the potential association between autoimmune diseases and malignancies.
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Pathways Case Record: A Patient With Cirrhosis and Small Bowel Edema
A 39-year-old man presented with an acute episode of severe epigastric pain, and initial evaluation revealed extensive small bowel edema and C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency. The Pathways Service team was consulted to investigate the pathophysiologic mechanism for his dramatic small bowel edema.
Research and Innovation Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Midlife Antibiotic Use Linked to Subsequent Cognitive Decline in Women
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Benjamin David Medoff, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Principal Investigator, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
New Target Identified for Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Boris D. Juelg, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Favipiravir to Treat COVID-19: Q&A with Boris Juelg, MD, PhD
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Bryan Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Senior Attending Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine and Toxicology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
The Use of NSAIDs in COVID-19 Patients: Q&A with Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD -
Charles Corey Hardin, MD, PhD
Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Physician Investigator, Pulmonary, Mass General Research Institute
Recent Article
Persistent Dyspnea After COVID-19 May Have Another Cause
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David M. Dudzinski, MD
Intensive Care Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Associate Editor, Case Records of the MGH
Recent Article
Training for Critical Care Cardiology Through Critical Care Medicine Fellowships
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Elizabeth Louise Hohmann, MD
Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chair and Physician Director, Partners Human Research Committees
Recent Article
Encapsulated Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Gut Microbiome in Adults with Obesity -
Gregory D. Lewis, MD
Section Head, Heart Failure, Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory, Medical Director, Cardiology ICU and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
Recent Article
Blood Pressure Assessment During Exercise Testing Aids Risk Stratification of Patients With Heart Failure
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Guillermo (Gary) Tearney, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Pathologist/Physicist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Faculty, Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Recent Article
MGH Research Scholars Respond to COVID-19 -
Lorenzo Berra, MD
Medical Director, Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Improves Oxygenation in Pregnant Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia
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Louise C. Ivers, MD
Interim Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Executive Director of the Mass General Center for Global Health
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Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD
Physician-Scientist, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Review: Evidence-Based Management of the Critically Ill Adult with COVID-19
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Tomas G. Neilan, MD, MPH
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program
Recent Article
T1 Value on Cardiac MRI Diagnoses Myocarditis Associated with Checkpoint Inhibitors
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Vicki Jackson, MD
Chief, Division of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Group Report: Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care
