Obesity Specialist Says BMI Is A ‘Good Measure’ For Vaccine Priority Group
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NPR - As cities offer vaccine appointments for people with a BMI of at least 30 — the medical benchmark for obesity — Dr. Fatima Stanford...
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Novel pooled testing strategies can significantly increase ability to identify COVID-19 infections, track disease spread
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News - For immediate release: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Boston, MA – A new approach to pooled COVID-19 testing can be a highly effective tool for...
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A new approach to pooled COVID-19 testing can be a highly effective tool for curbing the pandemic, even if infections are widespread in a community https://t.co/cRJE6X5jXJ
Harvard Medical School - First-time analyses of glaucoma across multiple ancestries find new genetic...
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HMS researchers at @MassEyeAndEar analyzed genes in more than 34,000 people with glaucoma across multiple ancestries and found 44 new genetic variants https://t.co/VPP2UeqvSJ
Harvard Medical School - New model compares, estimates false-negative rates among COVID-19...
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While COVID-19 test results are usually reported as simply positive or negative, measuring viral loads can help distinguish superspreaders from those with a low likelihood of spreading the infection https://t.co/8jf5XOJ642
Harvard Medical School - Telemedicine for stroke improves patient outcomes, saves...
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The first national analysis shows patients at hospitals that offer remote stroke consults fare better than those receiving care at hospitals without such services https://t.co/zbjJxiuI3A
Harvard Medical School - Scientists racing to understand behavior, spread of mutating...
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Scientists are developing strategies to stay ahead of a swiftly changing virus https://t.co/yvsI5oyn7g
Harvard Medical School - Where do we stand with COVID-19 diagnostics...
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There’s been a huge amount of progress with COVID-19 diagnostics in the past 10 months, but experts say we are not yet where we need to be https://t.co/RNHyAAuikW
Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity specialist at HMS and @MassGeneralNews, discusses the use of BMI as a measure for qualifying individuals for a COVID-19 vaccine (via @NPR) https://t.co/vhZZZUeGN2