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Health

A surgical assistant holds a human heart in their hands during open heart surgery.

Innovation

BU Entrepreneurs Are Moving Two New Medical Devices Closer to Market

October 13, 2021

A child gets a malaria vaccination at Yala Sub-County hospital, in Yala, Kenya

Infectious Diseases

Malaria Vaccine—the First Ever to Immunize against a Parasitic Infection—Gets Green Light from WHO

October 7, 2021

A woman wearing a protective face covering stares sullenly out of her window.

Mental Health

Depression Rates in US Tripled When the Pandemic First Hit—Now, They’re Even Worse

October 7, 2021

Pitcher Chris Sale practices on the mound while team mates watch. Red sox team members dressed in red and blue stand behind the mound, and Sale is seen mid pitch. The photo was taken during a practice on June 11, 2021 and the red seats in the stands are empty.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Three Jeers for the Anti-Vax Red Sox

September 28, 2021

Listen Now

What Would It Mean to Codify Roe v. Wade?

September 27, 2021

Picture of people running on treadmill in gym stock photo. They are seen from the waist down, and most of them wear gray leggings

Heart Health

Walking Is Good. But Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness Three Times More

September 23, 2021

A 13 year-old boy gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the First Baptist Church of Pasadena in New York.

COVID Vaccine

Kids 5 to 11 Show Strong Immune Response to Pfizer COVID Vaccine

September 20, 2021

Slide that the team created. It has a light blue border and tan interior. The slide reads “Daily Post - Day 6” and shows an icon of a young person with a mask, and two sample social posts written in what looks like arabic. In English the slide says “Can wearing a mask prevent the virus? When Kamal wears a mask, it helps to protect the others around him. That’s because wearing a mask keeps germs from spreading from person to person when talk. #BeLikeKamal, keep your family safe!”

Public Health

Sargent Students Team Up with Iraqi Peers to Find Solutions to Health Inequities

September 14, 2021

Katya Ravid, cardiovascular and disease expert, sitting in her lab at Boston University School of Medicine.

Cardio-Oncology

Why Are Black Cancer Patients at Higher Risk for Blood Clots?

September 13, 2021

Listen Now

When Will COVID End?

September 13, 2021

Photo of Pro-choice protesters perform outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. The protesters raise their fists and wear shirts that say "BANS OFF OUR BODIES"

Law

What the Texas Abortion Law Means for Roe v. Wade

September 2, 2021

Student Health

What You Need to Know about BU’s Good Samaritan Policy

September 1, 2021

Bottles of the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines sit on a table next to a syringe.

Booster Shots

COVID Booster Shots: Everything You Need to Know

August 25, 2021

Photo of Triage nurse specialist Victoria Cunningham, in pink scrubs, blue gloves, and a blue face mask, at the Moderna vaccine clinic at FitRec May 4. She holds a vial and extracts a dose of the vaccine with a needle.

University News

BU Updates Its COVID Data Dashboard, as Employee Vaccination Deadline Looms

August 17, 2021

Illustration of a woman’s hands extracting a covid-19 vaccination from a vile. The image is overexposed and colored with purple and pink. The background looks staticky and features illustrations of the coronavirus.

Public Health

Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

August 13, 2021

Photo of USA's Simone Biles, in her white USA sweatsuit, looking a little somber as she waits for the final results of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Simone Biles Teaches Us Why We Must Support All Athletes Better

July 29, 2021

Photo of behavioral scientist Nina Mazar, sitting on a bench, and smiling. She wears a bright pink summery dress and has long blonde hair.

Behavioral Science

This Behavioral Scientist Wants to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

July 28, 2021

3 children playing or drawing at a kids table while parents talk behind them in the kitchen.

Child Health & Development

The Toll on Children’s Health during COVID-19

July 28, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

July 21, 2021

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage