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Medical Grand Rounds: The Omicron Surge: Testing, Clinical Aspects, Vaccines, and Global Implications
Ruanne Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, and members of the Boston medical community discuss clinical aspects and global implications of the omicron surge.
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Severe Allergic Reactions Are Rare with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
A prospective study of employee mRNA COVID-19 vaccination at Mass General Brigham linked self-reported history of high-risk allergy to increased risk of self-reported allergic reactions, but only 0.3% of employees had severe reactions and the vast majority completed the two-dose series.
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Prolonged Symptoms Rare in College Athletes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection, However, Exertional Chest Pain After Infection Warrants Further Evaluation
Using a nationwide registry, cardiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital determined that few college athletes who develop SARS-CoV-2 infection have prolonged symptoms, but exertional symptoms on return to exercise, especially chest pain, warrant clinical evaluation and consideration of cardiac MRI to assess for inflammatory heart disease.
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Multicomponent Program Improved Perinatal Mental Health in an Urban Cohort During COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers demonstrated that a community-based perinatal program combining patient navigation, behavioral healthcare and emergency relief was associated with improvements in depressive symptoms and perceived stress, as well as improvement in anxiety symptoms for a subset of participants.
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Persistent Cognitive Symptoms After COVID-19 Linked to Depression, Impaired Daily Function
Roy Perlis, MD, MSc, and colleagues found in a nationwide study that daily cognitive symptoms in people with post–COVID-19 condition are associated with greater functional impairment, reduced likelihood of full-time employment, and more severe depressive symptoms than in people who fully recovered from COVID-19.
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In Utero Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 May Increase the Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that infants who have in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 exhibit lower birth weight followed by accelerated weight gain in the first year of life, a pattern thought to increase the risk of obesity and cardiometabolic disease in childhood and adulthood.
COVID-19 Expert Contributors
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Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist , Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Multicomponent Program Improved Perinatal Mental Health in an Urban Cohort During COVID-19
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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
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital provides comprehensive care for the full range of respiratory conditions and diseases.