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Elder services

Cannabis Use Disorder Is Increasing Rapidly, Especially Among Older Adults and People Living With HIV

May 21, 2025

Latino male teen student receives praise from classmates. Multiracial group of high school students sitting in a circle clapping together celebrating. Togetherness.

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Inclusive Peer Support Groups Are Expanding at US Colleges, but Stable Funding Is Needed

May 7, 2025

Elementary school students sitting on the steps and crying

youth

Losing a Parent May Increase Children’s Risk of Being Bullied

May 2, 2025

hospital care

Hospitalized Patients Who Receive Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Can Substantially Reduce Heavy Drinking

April 21, 2025

Melissa Gilliam address audience at a Public Health Conversation

Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence

MCH Center of Excellence Confronts Challenges to the Field at 30th Anniversary

April 11, 2025

A crane takes flight in Mobile, Alabama. On the horizon is one of many oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Featured

Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels

March 31, 2025

Woman doctor offers comfort to her patient by placing a hand on her shoulder during a diagnosis discussion in the doctor's office

healthcare system

Increasing Cancer-Gene Testing in Primary Care

March 28, 2025

BU School of Public Health

public health education

Practice-Based Teaching: A “Win-Win” for Students and Community Organizations

March 28, 2025

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After Pandemic Spike, Adolescent Gun Homicide Rates Show No Sign of Slowing

March 27, 2025

Close-up of a pregnant woman's belly in the hospital bed with catheter in hand

maternal mortality

Professor Tracks the Many US Pregnancy-Related Deaths

March 18, 2025