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News Category: Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center

• substance use

  Preventing Lower-Risk Drug Use from Becoming Riskier

  

  Individuals who used drugs occasionally reported less use six months after a motivational interview with a health professional, while individuals who did not receive the intervention reported more use.

  Published on May 11th, 2020 Tagged addiction, alcohol/substance use, cannabis, drug use, marijuana, opioids, substance use, substance use disorder

• Staff Spotlight

  Staff Spotlight: Emily Sisson

  Emily Sisson, assistant director of statistical programming at BEDAC, says one of the best things about her job is working on projects for the whole research life cycle.

  Published on May 8th, 2020 Tagged Staff Spotlight

• faculty honors

  Faculty Spotlight: Howard Cabral

  

  Howard Cabral, professor of biostatistics, has conducted research with BUMC colleagues on end-of-life care, child autism, genetic counseling, mental health and substance use, and more.

  Published on April 23rd, 2020 Tagged biostatistics, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, faculty honors

• staff honors

  Staff Spotlight: Clara Chen

  At BEDAC, the school’s data analytics center, Clara Chen oversees operations and serves as a project manager, data manager, and analyst on 10 to 15 projects at a time.

  Published on April 10th, 2020 Tagged biostatistics, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, epidemiology, school news, staff honors

• transgender health

  Transgender Cancer Survivors Have Complex Medical Needs

  

  They are many times more likely to have diabetes and cardiovascular disease than cisgender survivors, and nonbinary cancer survivors have particularly high rates of depression and unhealthy lifestyle factors.

  Published on March 6th, 2020 Tagged cancer, health disparities, health equity, health inequities, healthcare disparities, LGBT health, LGBTQ health, transgender, transgender health

• HIV/AIDS

  Drinking Weakens Bones of People Living with HIV

  

  Any level of alcohol consumption decreases bone formation and raises risk of osteoporosis in people living with HIV, but more consumption causes more harm.

  Published on March 3rd, 2020 Tagged alcohol, alcohol use, alcohol/substance use, drinking, HIV/AIDS

• infant mortality

  Combined Prenatal Smoking and Drinking Greatly Increases SIDS Risk

  

  Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

  Published on February 6th, 2020 Tagged alcohol, infant mortality, maternal and child health, smoking, tobacco

• signature events

  Amstat News

  Boston University to Hold Symposium on Statistics and Life Sciences — article co-authored by Josée Dupuis, professor of biostatistics

  Published on October 3rd, 2019 Tagged Dean's Symposium, signature events, Signature Programs, statistics

• CTE

  Forbes

  College Football Season Is Here. Will Universities Continue to Ignore the Risk of Brain Damage? — references study co-authored by Yorghos Tripodis, research associate professor of biostatistics; Michael McClean, professor of environmental health; and Jennifer Weuve, associate professor of epidemiology

  Published on September 4th, 2019 Tagged chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, football injuries, traumatic brain injury

• CTE

  Deadspin

  “The NFL Said Dad Wasn’t Sick”: A CTE Sufferer’s Daughter’s Journey through the NFL Concussion Settlement — references study co-authored by Yorghos Tripodis, research associate professor of biostatistics; Michael McClean, professor of environmental health; and Jennifer Weuve, associate professor of epidemiology

  Published on August 16th, 2019 Tagged chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, football injuries