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Do Adenovirus Vaccines Cause Clotting?
Many people are asking...do adenovirus vaccines cause clotting?
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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination of Pregnant and Lactating Women Generates Robust Maternal Immunity, May Provide Protection for Newborns
Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has provided the first evidence from a large cohort that immunogenicity and reactogenicity to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are similar to that observed in non-pregnant women, and immune transfer to the neonate occurs via placenta and breastmilk.
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Athletes and COVID-19: Q&A with Sports Cardiologist Meagan Wasfy, MD
The Cardiovascular Performance Program has been treating athletes diagnosed with COVID-19, ranging from those who are asymptomatic to those with persistent symptoms after their infection. Meagan Wasfy, MD, describes the evolution of return-to-play guidelines as we learn about the progression and treatment of COVID-19.
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High-dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide Safe, Effective for Non-Intubated COVID-19 Patients
Lorenzo Berra, MD, and Bijan Safaee Fakhr, MD, of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, and colleagues found that high-dose inhaled nitric oxide produced a beneficial effect on the respiratory system of non-intubated hospitalized COVID-19 patients without adverse events.
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Maternal and Placental Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Differ by Fetal Sex
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers present evidence that fetal sex plays a key role in modifying maternal humoral responses and placental innate and adaptive immune responses. They found significantly reduced transfer of SARS-CoV-2–specific antibodies to male fetuses.
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Childbirth Often Traumatic for Women with COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that 49% of women with COVID-19 endorsed an acute traumatic stress response to childbirth, and compared to women without COVID-19, they reported higher levels of pain during delivery and double the odds of delivering an infant who required neonatal ICU admission.
COVID-19 Expert Contributors
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Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist , Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Maternal and Placental Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Differ by Fetal Sex
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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, Associate 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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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 -
Elizabeth M. Van Cott, MD
Director, Coagulation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Pronounced Elevation of Factor V in Severe COVID-19 Is Associated with Venous Thromboembolism -
Erica Seiguer Shenoy, MD, PhD
Associate Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Chief of the Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Diagnostic Algorithm Supports Evaluation of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients After Initial Negative Test
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Galit Alter, PhD
Principal Investigator, Ragon Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Samana Cay MGH Research Scholar
Recent Article
Dysregulated Antibody Response Implicated in Severe COVID-19 in Adults and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
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George A. Alba, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Persistent Dyspnea After COVID-19 May Have Another Cause
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Hanny Al-Samkari, MD
Hematologist
Recent Article
Developing Therapeutics for Benign Hematologic Diseases
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Ilona T. Goldfarb, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
No Link Between COVID-19 and Stillbirth Detected, But Placental Vascular Pathology is Worrisome
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Katrina A. Armstrong, MD
Physician-in-Chief, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Medical Grand Rounds: The MassCPR Program on SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern
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Lorenzo Berra, MD
Medical Director, Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
High-dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide Safe, Effective for Non-Intubated COVID-19 Patients
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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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Michael L. Dougan, MD, PhD
Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, GI Center for Cancer Complications, Mass General Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Bamlanivimab–Etesevimab for Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Patients at High Risk of Progression
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Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD
Hematologist, PERT Executive Committee Member
Recent Article
Prothrombin Fragment 1.2 Predicts Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
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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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