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The need for advance care planning (ACP) was especially heightened for older, Black, and Latino/a/x patients at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brigham researchers tested an ACP intervention with video decision aids and remote clinician training, reporting improved ACP documentation rapidly and efficiently.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patient-reported disease activity stayed stable around the time of an additional COVID-19 vaccination dose when disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) were held.
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COVIDprotocols.org, the world’s first and most comprehensive searchable website for step-by-step COVID-19 clinical guidelines, has its roots at the Brigham. Managing editor Edy Yong Kim, MD, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonary Care and Critical Care Medicine, provides a behind-the-scenes look at this valuable resource.
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Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Sara K. Tedeschi, MD, MPH, and colleagues surveyed patients with systemic rheumatic disease (SRD) about their attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. They report high interest and a high trust in physician recommendations about vaccination.
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The COVID-19 pandemic had prompted a 130-fold increase in telehealth visits by U.S. Medicare recipients. The Division of Aging at the Brigham was part of that surge, adapting the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to be suitable for telephone and video visits.
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Emily Moldoff, NP, Carleton Eduardo Corrales, MD, and Jennifer J. Shin, MD, and colleagues have documented that the noise generated by powered air-purifying respirators creates a substantial barrier to communication during clinical interactions.
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In a nationwide online survey of pregnant and postpartum women, Cindy H. Liu, PhD, and Carmina Erdei, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues determined that psychological factors related to COVID-19, particularly grief, pose unique hazards to mother–infant bonding.
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In September 2021, the Heart Failure Society of America published a scientific statement that discusses clinical care for patients with HF during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ankeet S. Bhatt, MD, MBA, of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Brigham, was a co-chair of the writing committee and first author.
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Brigham researchers are seeking to limit the severe effects of respiratory viruses by using new methods to reduce the viral load and excessive lung inflammation that are common with these lung infections. Pulmonologist Bruce D. Levy, MD, is a corresponding author of a recently published article on this research.
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Results of an invasive cardiopulmonary exercise test (iCPET) explain why patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), also known as long-haul COVID, suffer from fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness when exerting themselves. A recent study published in the journal CHEST found that PACS patients without cardiopulmonary disease demonstrate a marked reduction in aerobic activity and impaired systemic oxygen extraction, along with an exaggerated hyperventilatory response during exercise.