Eleanor J. Murray, ScD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
I am currently an assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. My research is on causal inference methodology for improving evidence-based decision-making by patients, clinicians, and policy makers. I use novel statistical methods to answer comparative effectiveness questions for complex and time-varying treatments using observational data and randomized trials when available, and individual-level simulation modeling when insufficient data exist in the time frame required for decision-making. I am currently applying these methods to a variety of medical conditions including HIV progression, cancer, psychiatric conditions, and cardiovascular disease. I was previously a postdoctoral research fellow in Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, working on causal inference for comparative effectiveness and real-world evidence in the HSPH Program on Causal Inference. I have an ScD in Epidemiology and MSc in Biostatistics from Harvard, an MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and a BSc in Biology from McGill University.
Education
- Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Epidemiology
- Columbia University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
- McGill University, BSc Field of Study: Biology
- Harvard School of Public Health, SM/ScM Field of Study: Biostatistics
Websites
Classes Taught
- SPHEP800
- SPHPH791
Publications
- Published on 4/6/2021
Fox MP, D'Agostino McGowan L, James BD, Lessler J, Mehta SH, Murray EJ. Concerns About the Special Article on Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in High-Risk Outpatients With COVID-19. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 04 06; 190(4):491-495. PMID: 32860038.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 3/23/2021
Lodi S, Freiberg M, Gnatienko N, Blokhina E, Yaroslavtseva T, Krupitsky E, Murray E, Samet JH, Cheng DM. Per-protocol analysis of the ZINC trial for HIV disease among alcohol users. Trials. 2021 03 23; 22(1):226. PMID: 33757560.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/27/2021
Rashid A, Sy KTL, Cabrejas JM, Nichols BE, Bhadelia N, Murray EJ. A clinician's primer on epidemiology for COVID-19. Med (N Y). 2021 Apr 09; 2(4):384-394. PMID: 33681831.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/23/2021
Murray EJ, Mason M, Sparke V, Zimmerman PP. Factors Influencing Health Care Workers' Willingness to Respond to Duty during Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Bioterrorist Events: An Integrative Review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Jun; 36(3):321-337. PMID: 33618789.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/17/2021
Murray EJ, Marshall BDL, Buchanan AL. Emulating Target Trials to Improve Causal Inference from Agent-Based Models. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33595053.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/27/2021
Laubach ZM, Murray EJ, Hoke KL, Safran RJ, Perng W. A biologist's guide to model selection and causal inference. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 01 27; 288(1943):20202815. PMID: 33499782.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/21/2021
D'Agostino McGowan L, Grantz KH, Murray E. Quantifying Uncertainty in Infectious Disease Mechanistic Models. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33475686.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/4/2021
Murray EJ. Editorial: Demystifying the Placebo Effect. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 01 04; 190(1):2-9. PMID: 32719871.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/1/2021
Tennant PWG, Murray EJ. The Quest for Timely Insights into COVID-19 Should not Come at the Cost of Scientific Rigor. Epidemiology. 2021 01; 32(1):e2. PMID: 33065609.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/1/2021
Murray EJ, Caniglia EC, Petito L. . Causal survival analysis: a guide to estimating intention-to-treat and per-protocol effects from randomized clinical trials with non-adherence. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences. 2021; 2(1):39-49.
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News & In the Media
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Published on May 4, 2021
Herd Immunity Is Now Unlikely, Reactions Trending on Twitter
- Published on April 30, 2021
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Published on April 27, 2021
Study Finds No Evidence to Support Link between ABO Blood Group and COVID-19 Risk
- Published on April 22, 2021
- Published on April 20, 2021
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Published on April 12, 2021
Why Is It Okay to Say ‘South African Variant’ but Not ‘China Virus’?
- Published on April 2, 2021
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Published on March 30, 2021
Vaccines Become a Race against Time as CDC Warns of COVID Surge
- Published on March 1, 2021
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Published on March 1, 2021
Should We Be More Careful Outdoors as COVID-19 Variants Spread?
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Published on February 24, 2021
Are the Pandemic’s Darkest Days Ahead? We Get a Second Opinion.
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Published on February 18, 2021
Why Are Coronavirus Cases Suddenly Dropping? Here Are 4 Key Factors.
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Published on February 18, 2021
COVID Cases Plunge from Post-holiday Peak in the US. But What Is Causing the Drop?
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Published on February 18, 2021
COVID Cases Plunge from Post-holiday Peak in the US. But What Is Causing the Drop?
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Published on February 17, 2021
The Health 202: The Biden Administration Is Waving Money at a Dozen States to Expand Medicaid
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Published on February 16, 2021
Four Reasons Experts Say Coronavirus Cases Are Dropping in the United States
- Published on February 12, 2021
- Published on February 4, 2021
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Published on February 4, 2021
Grocery Store Shopping Amid the COVID-19 Variants: Some Ways to Stay Safe
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Published on February 3, 2021
The Data Gaps in the Fight against COVID-19: Experts Point Out What We Still Don’t Know
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Published on February 3, 2021
The Experts Are Sounding Warnings about Coronavirus Variants. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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Published on January 28, 2021
Why Some Coronavirus Variants Are More Contagious—and How We Can Stop Them
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Published on January 28, 2021
CDC Officials Say Schools Can Reopen—If They Take These COVID-19 Precautions
- Published on January 21, 2021
- Published on January 19, 2021
- Published on January 19, 2021
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Published on January 14, 2021
Behavioral Medicine Experts Have a Vital Role in the COVID Era
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Published on January 13, 2021
Once You and Your Friends Are Vaccinated, Can You Quit Social Distancing?
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Published on January 12, 2021
The Health 202: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Should Still Get the Vaccine, Experts Say
- Published on January 5, 2021
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Published on January 5, 2021
Epidemiologists Become the New Influencers as They Debunk COVID-19 Misinformation
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Published on December 22, 2020
Epidemiologists Urge a Cautious Christmas, After Thanksgiving Surge in Some States
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Published on December 22, 2020
Epidemiologists Urge a Cautious Christmas, After Thanksgiving Surge in Some States
- Published on December 21, 2020
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Published on December 21, 2020
As Christmas Nears, Virus Experts Look for Lessons From Thanksgiving
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Published on December 18, 2020
Did Thanksgiving Travel Cause COVID-19 Surge? Experts Say Results Are Mixed
- Published on December 14, 2020
- Published on December 14, 2020
- Published on December 9, 2020
- Published on December 8, 2020
- Published on December 7, 2020
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Published on December 7, 2020
CDC’s New COVID Quarantine Guidance Criticized for Addressing the Wrong Problem
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Published on December 3, 2020
US Braces for Post-Thanksgiving COVID Surge as 100,000 Are Hospitalized
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Published on December 3, 2020
Avoid Holiday Travel or Get Tested Twice for COVID-19, CDC Says
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Published on December 3, 2020
Inside the Controversial Rise of a Top Twitter COVID-19 Influencer
- Published on December 2, 2020
- Published on December 2, 2020
- Published on December 2, 2020
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Published on December 2, 2020
Epidemiologist Says Restricting Small Gatherings Isn’t Enough to Stop the Surge
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Published on December 2, 2020
A Public Health Expert Weighs in on That Controversial NYTimes Thanksgiving Column
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Published on December 2, 2020
Epidemiologist Says Restricting Small Gatherings Isn’t the Way to Stop the Surge
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Published on December 2, 2020
It’s Not Just Small Gatherings. Here’s What Else Is Causing COVID-19 Spread
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Published on December 2, 2020
Covid’s Cassandra: The Swift, Complicated Rise of Eric Feigl-Ding
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Published on December 2, 2020
Epidemiologist Says Restricting Small Gatherings Isn’t Enough to Stop the Surge
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Published on November 25, 2020
Small Gatherings Spread the Virus, but Are They Causing the Surge?
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Published on November 25, 2020
Here’s Why a Negative COVID-19 Test Doesn’t Guarantee You Can Safely Gather on Thanksgiving
- Published on November 25, 2020
- Published on November 25, 2020
- Published on November 25, 2020
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Published on November 25, 2020
Why Relations Between Economists and Epidemiologists Have Been Testy
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Published on November 25, 2020
Economic Tools Aid Response to COVID-19 – Leading Macroeconomic Influencers
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Published on November 25, 2020
Why the Pfizer and BioNtech Vaccine Is a Cause for Optimism — and Skepticism
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Published on November 25, 2020
How One Pastor Is Keeping His Midwestern Church Safe From COVID-19
- Published on November 25, 2020
- Published on November 25, 2020
- Published on November 24, 2020
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Published on November 24, 2020
Victoria Records No New Cases, Deaths for Sixth Straight Day
- Published on November 24, 2020
- Published on November 4, 2020
- Published on September 16, 2020
- Published on September 14, 2020
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Published on September 11, 2020
Before You Engage a Vaccine Skeptic, Here’s What You Need to Know
- Published on September 11, 2020
- Published on September 10, 2020
- Published on September 9, 2020
- Published on September 9, 2020
- Published on September 8, 2020
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Published on September 8, 2020
How Your Labor Day Blast Could Make Pandemic Life Worse in the Fall
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Published on September 8, 2020
When Should You Get the Flu Shot? How Does COVID-19 Coronavirus Affect This?
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Published on September 8, 2020
In Sign of Progress, Fewer Than 1% of New York’s Virus Tests Are Positive
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Published on September 4, 2020
Fauci Warns Seven Midwest States to Be on Alert Over Labor Day
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Published on September 4, 2020
Fauci Warns Seven Midwest States to Be on Alert Over Labor Day
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Published on September 1, 2020
Silly Pee Analogy to Explain to Toddlers the Importance of Masks
- Published on August 31, 2020
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Published on August 28, 2020
Mass. Stays Course on Testing, Despite Shift in Federal Guidelines
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Published on August 28, 2020
What the Botched School Reopenings Taught Us, and How to Do It Better
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Published on August 27, 2020
6 Feet May Not Always Be Enough Distance to Protect From COVID-19, New Report Suggests
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Published on August 27, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is About to Collide With Flu Season. Here’s What to Expect.
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Published on August 27, 2020
6 Feet May Not Always Be Enough Distance to Protect From COVID-19, New Report Suggests
- Published on August 20, 2020
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Published on August 20, 2020
Frozen Chicken Wings Tested Positive for Coronavirus—Should You Care?
- Published on August 20, 2020
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Published on August 20, 2020
This Executive Took a Road Trip. Then An Epidemiologist Rated Her Every Move.
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Published on August 19, 2020
No, the CDC Didn’t Actually Say Coronavirus Immunity Lasts for Just 3 Months
- Published on August 12, 2020
- Published on August 11, 2020
- Published on August 10, 2020
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Published on August 5, 2020
Life Is Now a Game of Risk. Here’s How Your Brain Is Processing It.
- Published on August 5, 2020
- Published on August 5, 2020
- Published on August 4, 2020
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Published on August 3, 2020
Birx Says U.S. Has Entered a ‘New Phase’ of Pandemic as Cases, Deaths Rise
- Published on July 27, 2020
- Published on July 27, 2020
- Published on July 23, 2020
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Published on July 23, 2020
Amid Rising Coronavirus Deaths, Trump Paints a Rosy Picture of America’s Present and Future
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Published on July 22, 2020
The Best Masks for Every Situation, According to Health Experts
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Published on July 22, 2020
Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 for First Time Since May
- Published on July 22, 2020
- Published on July 21, 2020
- Published on July 21, 2020
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Published on July 20, 2020
Power Up: Trump Breaks with Health Officials as Pandemic Worsens in Key States
- Published on July 14, 2020
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Published on July 9, 2020
COVID-19 Deaths in America Are Flat Even Though Cases Are Soaring. Here’s What That Could Mean.
- Published on July 9, 2020
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Published on July 9, 2020
COVID-19 Deaths in America Are Flat Even Though Cases Are Soaring. Here’s What That Could Mean.
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Published on July 8, 2020
COVID-19 Cases Are Rising, but Deaths Are Falling. What’s Going On?
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Published on July 7, 2020
‘The Urine Test’ Helps Explain the Importance of Wearing Masks—Humorously
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Published on July 7, 2020
Students on Visas Must Take In-Person College Classes or Risk Deportation, ICE Says
- Published on July 6, 2020
- Published on July 6, 2020
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Published on July 6, 2020
Why Hanging Out at a Bar during the Pandemic Is a Terrible Idea
- Published on July 2, 2020
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Published on July 1, 2020
Socializing during Coronavirus: What to Know and How to Reduce Risks
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Published on June 26, 2020
What Doctors Want You to Know about the Potential Link between COVID-19 and Blood Type
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Published on June 24, 2020
Sweden’s Coronavirus Failure Started Long before the Pandemic
- Published on June 24, 2020
- Published on June 22, 2020
- Published on June 19, 2020
- Published on June 18, 2020
- Published on June 17, 2020
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Published on June 15, 2020
When to Get Tested for Coronavirus If You’ve Been Protesting
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Published on June 15, 2020
SGF Health Officials Watch for COVID-19 Infections, Encourage Testing Following Protests
- Published on June 15, 2020
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Published on June 12, 2020
How Risky It Is to Eat at a Restaurant, Go to the Beach, and More Right Now
- Published on June 11, 2020
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Published on June 11, 2020
Masks, Social Distancing, Hand Hygiene: The Science behind the Safeguards
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Published on June 9, 2020
A Delicate Balance: Weighing Protest against the Risks of the Coronavirus
- Published on June 8, 2020
- Published on June 8, 2020
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Published on June 8, 2020
What Public Health Experts Want Critics to Know about Why They Support the Protests
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Published on June 8, 2020
Arrests, Tear Gas May Be Bigger COVID-19 Worry Than Protests
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Published on June 5, 2020
People Crave Togetherness. But What Happens When Friends Disagree about How Much Is Safe?
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Published on June 5, 2020
Why Georgia’s Reopening Hasn’t Led to a Surge in Coronavirus Cases (So Far)
- Published on June 4, 2020
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Published on June 4, 2020
Protests Draw Shoulder-To-Shoulder Crowds after Months of Virus Isolation
- Published on June 4, 2020
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Published on June 3, 2020
How to Safely Protest Amid the Pandemic, According to Experts
- Published on June 3, 2020
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Published on June 3, 2020
How Protesters Can Minimize Their Risk of Catching and Spreading the Coronavirus
- Published on June 3, 2020
- Published on June 3, 2020
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Published on June 2, 2020
As Protests Continue, Health Officials Advise Activists: Keep Masks On
- Published on June 2, 2020
- Published on June 2, 2020
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Published on June 2, 2020
Restaurants and COVID-19: How to Dine Safely at Your Favorite Place
- Published on June 1, 2020
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Published on June 1, 2020
Without Extra Help, Boston Gyms Face Grim Futures Long before Phase Three
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Published on May 29, 2020
Older and Immunocompromised People Don’t Deserve to Be Second-Class Citizens
- Published on May 29, 2020
- Published on May 28, 2020
- Published on May 28, 2020
- Published on May 27, 2020
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Published on May 26, 2020
How to Weigh the Risk of Going Out in the Coronavirus Pandemic, in One Chart
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Published on May 22, 2020
Your Very Detailed Guide to Safely Staying in a Rental House
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Published on May 22, 2020
Gyms May Not Be Open, but We Can Look Forward to Outdoor Fitness
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Published on May 21, 2020
How Chaos Theory Helps Explain the Weirdness of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Published on May 21, 2020
- Published on May 21, 2020
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Published on May 20, 2020
Smoking Probably Puts You at Greater Risk of Coronavirus, Not Less
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Published on May 20, 2020
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: How to Travel Safely during COVID-19
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Published on May 20, 2020
Cities Are Experimenting with More Space for People, Less Room for Cars
- Published on May 19, 2020
- Published on May 18, 2020
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Published on May 15, 2020
Stacey Abrams Gets Georgia’s Reopening COVID-19 Trend Upside Down. Cases Fell
- Published on May 14, 2020
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Published on May 14, 2020
No Proof Smokers Protected against COVID-19: Epidemiologist Explains How Studies Get Misinterpreted
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Published on May 14, 2020
Is It Safer to Shop at Farmers’ Markets Than in Supermarkets?
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Published on May 13, 2020
NYC May Allow Restaurants to Use Street Space for Dining During Pandemic
- Published on May 11, 2020
- Published on May 11, 2020
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Published on May 8, 2020
Outdoors Relatively Safer Than Indoors When It Comes to Contracting Coronavirus
- Published on May 8, 2020
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Published on May 7, 2020
Evidence Mounts That Outside Is Safer When It Comes to COVID-19
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Published on May 6, 2020
Quarantine Fatigue Has Set In — and Some of Us Seem to Be Social Distancing Scofflaws
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Published on May 4, 2020
We Asked Health Experts about the ‘Wear Your Mask: The Urine Test’ Meme
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Published on May 4, 2020
Excess U.S. Deaths Hit Estimated 37,100 in Pandemic’s Early Days, Far More Than Previously Known
- Published on May 4, 2020
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Published on May 4, 2020
Excess U.S. Deaths Hit Estimated 37,100 in Pandemic’s Early Days, Far More Than Previously Known
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Published on May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Forecasts Paint Grim Spring Picture for Mass., Death Projections Up as Other States Open Up
- Published on April 30, 2020
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Published on April 27, 2020
The Coronavirus Curve Bends toward Reopening in Hard-Hit Counties. Will It Hold Steady?
- Published on April 24, 2020
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Published on April 21, 2020
What’s the Difference between Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation?
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Published on April 16, 2020
Avoid Twitter’s Swamp of Misinformation by Following These Epidemiology Experts
- Published on April 15, 2020
- Published on April 13, 2020
- Published on April 13, 2020
- Published on April 13, 2020
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Published on April 6, 2020
Dire Projections Put New Focus on Trump Coronavirus Response
- Published on March 30, 2020
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Published on March 27, 2020
White House Touts Increased Coronavirus Testing, but Experts Say More Is Needed
- Published on March 26, 2020
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Published on March 24, 2020
BU Professors and Students Explore the Side Effects of Social Distancing
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Published on March 24, 2020
‘Exhausting.’ ‘Very Strange.’ What It’s like to Be an Epidemiologist Right Now.
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Published on March 20, 2020
With Schools Out, Grandparents Step into the Child-Care Breach — but Is It Safe?
- Published on March 20, 2020
- Published on March 19, 2020
- Published on March 4, 2020
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Published on August 16, 2019
Fury Over ‘Disgusting’ Scientific Paper That Judged Women Battling Endometriosis on Their LOOKS