Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer — Why?
A BU Today special report explains how BWHS investigators are working to understand the breast cancer disparity between Black women and white women. Read this in-depth report by opening the link below. Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?
Birthweight and Diabetes – BWHS on NYTimes.com
New York Times online highlights the research of BWHS epidemiologist Edward Ruiz-Narvaez, who looked at the link between low birth weight and development of Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Julie Palmer, Principal Investigator of BWHS, on women and medical research
Dr. Julie Palmer discusses the importance of research specific to women’s health and why women subjects are under-represented in much medical research in the Boston University publication BU Today article “Why Medical Research Often Ignores Women”.
BWHS looks at fast food and obesity
Recent BWHS research that found a link between fast food burgers and the risk of becoming obese. Read about the study on WBUR’s Common Health Blog (a Boston area NPR news station) and the Jersey Tribune, an online news source.
BWHS participant’s diary of her ordeal with breast cancer published in Essence Magazine
In the September 2013 issue of Essence Magazine, “Our Cancer, Our Lives” shares the heartfelt and thoughtful diary entries of BWHS participant Heather Wright and her husband Mark Wright, detailing her 2012 breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. (Excerpt here)
Childhood trauma and fibroids
An article on thegrio.com features recent BWHS work looking at a possible link between a history of abuse in childhood and fibroids in adulthood.
BWHS Participant speaks about breast cancer survival
Hear a message from Sylvia Tyree. She is a breast cancer advocate and past president and board member of the organization Sisters Conquering Cancer, a Virginia-based non-profit that works to increase cancer awareness in African American communities. She is also a BWHS participant.
Childhood abuse linked to adult-onset asthma
Read a ScienceDaily.com report of BWHS research looking at the link between childhood abuse and adult-onset asthma. (12/2012)
Abuse victimization and obesity
Read the Los Angeles Times article about the BWHS study that examines the link between childhood abuse and obesity.
BU takes on cancer: racial disparities
The online publication BU Today interviews BWHS Co-Investigator Julie Palmer, ScD regarding racial disparities and cancer. (4/9/2012)