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HMS Researchers Co-Design COVID-19 Telehealth Rehabilitation Program
Researchers and clinicians from Harvard Medical School designed new telehealth rehabilitation plans for COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitalization in a recently published study.
Harvard Experts Explore Implications of 2020 Election for U.S. Health Policy in Report
Two Harvard researchers explored the implications of the 2020 election on U.S. healthcare policy in a study published last week.
Harvard Scientists Reconsider the Possibility of Life on Venus
Researchers at Harvard, the Paris Observatory, and MIT, among other institutions, have found that Venus’s atmosphere may not contain phosphine gas, a possible indicator of life, contradicting the results of a study published last month.
Nearly a Quarter of Rural Americans Unable to Receive Medical Care During Pandemic, School of Public Health Poll Finds
Published earlier this month, the poll provides a glimpse into rural Americans’ personal lives and wellbeing during the pandemic. Of the households who reported that they lacked access to care, 56 percent reported detrimental health consequences as a result, according to the poll.
UT Austin Professor Talks Fact-Checking Misinformation on Social Media in Shorenstein Center Speaker Series
University of Texas at Austin communications professor Natalie J. Stroud discussed her research on correcting misperceptions of news spread through social media on Wednesday.
HMS Antibody Detection Tool Now Detects Coronaviruses
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital upgraded VirScan — an antibody-detecting technology — to identify signs of infection from coronaviruses including COVID-19.
Prenatal Family Functioning Impacts Childhood Brain Development, School of Public Health Professor Finds
How well parents manage stress and conflict during pregnancy may impact the fetus’s brain development and future health, according to Harvard researchers.