(12/16/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Older adults tend to take more medications than younger adults, so it’s important to account for how weight loss may affect dosing. For example, if your patient is on hypertension medications and starts losing a lot of weight, that medication may need to be readjusted.” […]
Calling on Sargent Graduate and Undergraduate Students for the 2016 Sargent Service Learning Trip in Thailand! The Sargent Service Learning Program offers our students a unique opportunity to participate in faculty led service-learning experiences, which promote health education, empower communities, and cultivate educated compassionate global citizens. Students will have the opportunity to leverage their classroom […]
(12/14/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about ways to prevent food contamination this holiday season. The one sure way to ruin your holiday festivities is to give your dinner guests the gift that keeps on giving – for hours, if not days. That is a gift of a bout of foodborne illness, better […]
(12/08/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: ” I would love a high quality cappuccino maker. While I don’t have the time to savor anything but regular coffee during the busy week, a luscious cappuccino on the weekend would be just divine.” View full article
(12/9/15) BU’s health and medical education programs rank 29th worldwide and 16th among US universities in the 2015–2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Expert quote: The Times rankings “are especially noteworthy, as they use a broad range of weighted measures to derive these rankings,” says Christopher A. Moore, dean of Sargent College. “These metrics […]
(12/01/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “I think Americans are slowly getting the message that … breads and grains are fine as long as they are whole grains so we get fiber and nutrients.” View full article
(12/02/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about the health benefits of holiday shopping. Expert quote: “Who knew that shopping was considered a form of physical activity? It may not be a high-intensity aerobic workout, but if you’re pounding the pavement at the mall with a lengthy holiday shopping list, you could be burning […]
Join us for the SAR HS475 Disability Advocacy & the Law final student presentations, Thursday December 3 starting at 9:35 a.m. (SAR Room 220) and on Thursday, December 10 starting at 9:35 a.m. (SAR Room 236). Students will present a plan to address a disability accommodation issue of their choice. Refreshments will be served in the Setterberg Lounge during […]
(11/23/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake discusses new research on the health benefits of coffee. Expert quote: “In this study, researchers looked at participants’ java-consuming habits over a 28-year period and found an association between drinking up to 5 cups of coffee daily and a lower risk of dying from heart disease…” […]
(11/03/15) Assistant Professor Douglas Comeau quoted. View full article
(10/09/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about prediabetes awareness. Expert quote: “More than a third of Americans, 86 million adults, have prediabetes. These folks are on deck to develop diabetes in the future. Prediabetes is a condition whereby individuals have higher than normal blood glucose levels but not quite high enough to be […]
(11/5/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Americans tend to eat too much of this food group, and it is draining their wallet. A consumer is often shocked that the boneless, skinless chicken breast on their plate is actually over 6 ounces, so you can make two meals out of it.” View […]
(10/29/15) “Early in the evening, Christopher Moore, dean of Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, came to the stage to announce a surprise: a $2.5 million gift from a group of anonymous donors that will establish the Travis M. Roy Professorship in Rehabilitation Sciences at Sargent and provide the foundation with office space on campus […]
(10/27/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “There may be something to the old adage to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper for those trying to lose weight.” View full article
(10/23/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about the health benefits that apples offer. Expert quote: “Apples are a good source of a group of phytochemicals, called polyphenols, which have been shown to help decrease the risk of getting heart disease. Apples are also rich in pectin, a soluble fiber that can help lower […]