Boston University

Global Health

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COVID-19

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team

July 13, 2022

Photo of Pamela Templer (center), Shawn Jones (left), and Yasmin Romitti. From left, a tall Black man with glasses, a dark grey blazer, purpled collared shirt and black pants stands next to a shorter white woman with arms crossed wearing black blouse and pants and red cardigan, and on right a younger, shorter white woman wearing a black and white polka dot shirt and jeans. They all stand, pose, and smile next to each other.

Climate Change

Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce

June 10, 2022

Photo of Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Science, Hagere Yilma, posing for a photo. A Black woman with shoulder-length black hair styled in a twist-out hairstyle wearing a black, tunic-style blouse stands in front of a brick wall and smiles to the camera.

Anemia

Reducing Barriers to Anemia Treatment

June 2, 2022

Image: Electron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of the monkeypox virus taken from human skin, 2003. Various grey blobs and specks are seen on a clear film.

Monkeypox

How Worried Should We Be about Monkeypox?

May 25, 2022

Photo of Kevin Outterson, Executive Director, CARB-X and Erin Duffy, CARB-X's chief of research and development standing side by side at CARB-X. Outterson stands to the left with hands in pocket. He wears a navy blazer, jeans, and a light purple collared shirt. Duffy stands with arms crossed to the left wearing a navy blazer and skirt.

Antibiotic Resistance

Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?

May 19, 2022

Photo of three American flags at the base of the Washington Monument flying at half staff. President Biden ordered flags to fly at half-mast through next Monday as the nation passes the 1 million mark of COVID deaths. The sky in the background is cloudy and gray, and the top of the white, capital building is seen in the background at bottom.

COVID-19 Deaths

COVID-19 Death Toll Could Be 20 Percent Higher than Official Tally

May 13, 2022

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Earth & Environment

As Climate Change Gets Worse, Science Provides Hope and Possibility

April 21, 2022

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COVID-19

Is Five Days of COVID Isolation Enough? New BU Study Has Some Answers

April 12, 2022

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Mosquitoes and Disease

Video: Inside the Insectary: How BU Scientists Study Diseases from Mosquitoes—without Getting Bitten

April 4, 2022

Vector illustration of a business person sitting at a desk in the middle of a clear, glass house. /the outside is filled with cartoon vector depictions of the coronavirus

Pandemic vs. Endemic

What Is the Difference between Pandemic and Endemic?

February 9, 2022

a photo collage featuring studio photos of all 13 members of the team of Boston University researchers all posing in front of black backdrops in various poses.

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

October 27, 2021

A child gets a malaria vaccination at Yala Sub-County hospital, in Yala, Kenya

Infectious Diseases

Malaria Vaccine—the First Ever to Immunize against a Parasitic Infection—Gets Green Light from WHO

October 7, 2021

Illustration of a woman’s hands extracting a covid-19 vaccination from a vile. The image is overexposed and colored with purple and pink. The background looks staticky and features illustrations of the coronavirus.

Public Health

Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

August 13, 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

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

July 21, 2021

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Heat Illness

How Does Heat Exposure Affect the Body and Mind?

July 6, 2021

A photo of a copper IUD

Opinion

From the Dalkon Shield to Britney Spears’ IUD: Why Diverse Teams Need to Be Involved in Contraceptive Design

July 1, 2021

Heat map of the Boston metro area

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

June 25, 2021

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CORONAVIRUS VACCINES

Study Reveals Recipe for Even More Powerful COVID-19 Vaccines

June 11, 2021

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POV

How Getting COVID-19 Made Me a Better Public Health Researcher

June 1, 2021

How Getting COVID-19 Made Me a Better Public Health Researcher