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COVID-19 Vaccine Study in Cancer Patients

Dana-Farber researchers are leading a study that looks at the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine in cancer patients.

Study Underscores Need for Multidisciplinary Care for COVID-19 Long-Haulers

Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, creating an initial knowledge base about the clinical experiences of so-called “long-haulers” – patients with COVID-19 who experience prolonged symptoms and/or the emergence of new ones well after the initial viral infection has resolved. A comprehensive review published today in Nature Medicine offers an initial glimpse of the multi-organ effects of long-term COVID-19 and suggests a framework for the care of COVID-19 long-haulers through dedicated, multidisciplinary clinics.

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Study Shows Sharp Decline in Cancer Screenings and Diagnoses During the First Covid-19 Surge

In one of the first studies to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnoses, researchers at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center document a substantial decline in cancer and precancer diagnoses at the Northeast’s largest health care system during the first peak of the pandemic because of a drop in the number of cancer screening tests performed.

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Communicating With Families of Seriously Ill Patients with COVID-19: What are The Guidelines? Which Models Can Help You Manage These Difficult Conversations?

Richard Leiter, MD, MA, presents on patients with Covid-19 and how to communicate with their families and how to have difficult conversations.