Boston University

Boston Medical Center

Vector illustration of a female doctor injecting by syringe a girl in front of a light blue background

Vaccines

Could COVID Pandemic and Vaccine Hesitancy Let HPV, Polio, and Measles Return?

January 13, 2022

photo of a car crash. Angle is low, showing shattered glass on the road as a blurry background shows a fender bender during the day.

Cannabis and Drunk Driving

Deadly Car Accidents Involving Cannabis and Alcohol Have Doubled in 20 Years

December 16, 2021

Screenshot of Kat J. McAlpine, Nahid Bhadelia, and Syra Madad talking via Zoom. All 3 look at the screen with backgrounds blurred. White triangle play button is overlaid.

COVID Boosters

With COVID-19 Booster Shots Recommended for All US Adults, Infectious Disease Experts Weigh In

November 24, 2021

A school girl in Ecuador, age 6-11, receives a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID Vaccines

COVID Vaccines for Kids Ages 5 to 11: Answers to Common Questions

October 21, 2021

Picture of people running on treadmill in gym stock photo. They are seen from the waist down, and most of them wear gray leggings

Heart Health

Walking Is Good. But Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness Three Times More

September 23, 2021

Katya Ravid, cardiovascular and disease expert, sitting in her lab at Boston University School of Medicine.

Cardio-Oncology

Why Are Black Cancer Patients at Higher Risk for Blood Clots?

September 13, 2021

Bottles of the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines sit on a table next to a syringe.

Booster Shots

COVID Booster Shots: Everything You Need to Know

August 25, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Microscopic image of human lung cells infected with COVID-19 coronavirus

COVID-19 Research

How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours

January 11, 2021

Biden Administration

CDC Director Appointee Rochelle Walensky “Won’t Be Susceptible to Political Pressure”

December 8, 2020

President Donald Trump speaking at at a "Make America Great Again" campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minnesota, on September 30, 2020.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President Trump Has COVID-19. BU Scientists Say There Could Be a Large Cluster in the White House

October 2, 2020

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway

September 24, 2020

An image of red organoids on a gray background

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

What Sets Off Deadly Levels of Lung Inflammation in Some COVID-19 Patients?

September 8, 2020

A photo of a BU COVID-19 test collection site

COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

August 27, 2020

A 3D printer prints nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing

3D Printing

Watch These 3D-Printed Nasal Swab Prototypes Take Form

August 7, 2020

A Boston Police officer in silhouette on the street

Social Justice

Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations

July 17, 2020

Using photolysis—a process by which molecules are broken down by light—BU engineers found they could temporarily weaken MRSA’s defenses enough to make it vulnerable again to several conventional antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

May 21, 2020

In this May 8, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Katie Hammond, left, works with another nurse on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center , in Seattle. The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday, May 16, 2020. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.

Translation

Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH

May 21, 2020

A photo of researchers working with COVID-19 in the NEIDL labs

Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Research

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research

May 13, 2020

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research