When the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, the health crisis catalyzed a global effort to accelerate ...
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Study: Covid-19 communications featuring racially diverse physicians can improve health outcomes for communities of colorStudy: Covid-19 communications featuring racially diverse physicians can improve health outcomes for communities of color
In a new study by MIT professors Esther Duflo, Ben Olken, and Abhijit Banerjee, and physicians Marcella Alsan and Fatima ...
How will Covid-19 ultimately impact climate change?How will Covid-19 ultimately impact climate change?
Business closures. Travel restrictions. Working and learning from home. These and other dramatic responses to Covid-19 have caused sharp reductions ...
Understanding antibodies to avoid pandemicsUnderstanding antibodies to avoid pandemics
Last month, the world welcomed the rollout of vaccines that may finally curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Pamela Björkman, the David ...
MIT in the media: 2020 in reviewMIT in the media: 2020 in review
In 2020, with many aspects of our everyday lives turned upside-down, news and views from around the Institute continued to ...
Top MIT research stories of 2020Top MIT research stories of 2020
Although 2020 has been a year most of us would prefer to forget, it still featured a number of research ...
Making data-informed Covid-19 testing plansMaking data-informed Covid-19 testing plans
Warehouses, manufacturing floors, offices, schools — organizations of all kinds have had to change their operations to adapt to life ...
Study examines role of mobile health technology in monitoring Covid-19 patientsStudy examines role of mobile health technology in monitoring Covid-19 patients
A 60-person task force, including MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers, has published a study reviewing mobile health (mHealth) technologies and examining ...
An interdisciplinary approach to sustainable PPEAn interdisciplinary approach to sustainable PPE
“Crisis moments can be the best time for collective trust building,” says Jarrod Goentzel, principal research scientist and lecturer for ...
J-PAL North America launches research initiative to focus on Covid-19 recoveryJ-PAL North America launches research initiative to focus on Covid-19 recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in incalculable losses for millions of Americans, particularly among low-income communities and communities of color. ...