Global Health

Cancer Series

Video: Her Grandmother’s Brain Tumor Treatment Inspired This BU Doctor’s Career

Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

Wildfires

Death Count for 2025 LA County Wildfires Likely Higher than Records Show, BU Research Finds

NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

Infectious Diseases

What’s It Like to Be an Infectious Diseases Outbreak Responder?

Global Health

BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts

Global Health

“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts

Bird Flu

How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu?

Microplastics

Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, BU Study Finds

Pandemics

Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried

Expert Take

Dismantling USAID and Withdrawing from World Health Organization “Will Cost Lives and Destroy Critical Infrastructure,” Writes BU Global Nutrition Expert

Excess Deaths

More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why

Antimicrobial Resistance

Italian Government Gives $21 Million to BU-Led Effort to Develop New Antibiotics, Vaccines, Diagnostics

Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

Undergraduate Research

Getting Their Hands Dirty in the Lab—and in the Charles River

Bird Flu

The H5N1 Bird Flu Is a Growing Threat for Farm Animals and Humans—How Serious Is It?

Measles

How Worried Should We Be about US Measles Outbreaks?

Antibiotic Resistance

CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback

Expert Take

Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?

Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”