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healthcare disparities

US Excess Deaths Continued to Rise Even After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Erin Johnston
Global Health

Student Receives 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship

overdose.

7News Boston WHDH

State Efforts to Address Opioid Overdoses Detailed to Public Health Council

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Harold Cox, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: drugs, opioids, overdose

NBC10 Boston

More than 1,000 in Mass. Died of Opioid Overdoses in 6 Months

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Edward Bernstein, emeritus professor of community health sciences

Tagged: drug use, drugs, opioids, overdose

STAT

Overdose Data, Often Scattered and Siloed, Pose Challenges for Researchers Racing to Predict Risk

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Quotes Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology

Tagged: addiction, opioids, overdose, substance use, substance use disorder

Boston Herald

Massachusetts Opioid Deaths Spike 69% Among Black Men with Fatal Overdoses on the Rise Overall

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Edward Bernstein, emeritus professor of community health sciences

Tagged: alcohol/substance use, opioids, overdose, substance use, substance use disorder

Tribune Chronicle

Liberty Story Needs Nuance and Empathy

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Jennifer Beard, clinical associate professor of global health

Tagged: empathy, mental health, opioids, overdose, stigma

New York Times

Damage from Oxycontin Continues to Be Revealed

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: overdose, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, substance use

Boston 25 News

Testing Drugs Could Be Key to Preventing Overdoses

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Traci Green, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: drug use, drugs, opioids, overdose, substance use, substance use disorder

Becker's Hospital Review

Counterterrorism Devices Repurposed to Test for Fentanyl

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Traci Green, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: opioids, overdose

ABC News

High-Tech Machine Detects Terrorism and Fentanyl

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Traci Green, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: opioids, overdose, technology

WCLK

Built for Counterterrorism, This High-Tech Machine Is Now Helping Fight Fentanyl

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Traci Green, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: opioids, overdose, technology

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