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Innovation

This 10-Foot-Long Machine Churns Out 2,000 Face Masks an Hour

February 9, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccine

Phase 2 of COVID Vaccines Is Here: What It Means for BU, and You

February 1, 2021

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Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021

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Coronavirus

Fast At-Home COVID-19 Tests Are Coming. But How Good Are They?

January 21, 2021

eople in cars line up to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from healthcare workers at a drive-thru site on January 13, 2021 in The Villages, Florida.

COVID-19 Vaccine

While COVID Vaccine Supplies Are Limited, Should Anyone Be Getting a Second Dose?

January 19, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine

History Made as BU Gives First COVID-19 Vaccines

January 15, 2021

Photo of Joshua Barcoas of BMC getting a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. He sits in a chair with a blue face mask and his lanyard as a fellow healthcare worker gives him the shot.

Health & Medicine

BMC Begins Giving COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff

December 17, 2020

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Public Health

Five Big Ideas for Reimagining Healthcare Post-Coronavirus

December 7, 2020

Hannah Emily Landsberg, (SAR ’12, SPH ‘13) at center, Director of Case Management and Contact Tracing with her Contact Tracing team.

Contact Tracing

Meet BU’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Team

December 4, 2020

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Vaping

Vaping Could Make You 40 Percent More Likely to Get Respiratory Disease

November 23, 2020

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Health

BU PSA Campaign Publicizes Gender-Affirming Healthcare and Coverage for Trans Students

November 19, 2020

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COVID-19 VACCINES

With Two COVID-19 Vaccines on the Way, “We Are in New Territory”

November 17, 2020

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Veterans' Health

Three Discoveries That Could Impact Diagnosis, Treatment of PTSD and Gulf War Illness

November 10, 2020

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Alzheimer’s Disease

Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Drug Is “Hugely Important,” “One of the Biggest Moments” in 20 Years

November 6, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by Clarence Thomas

Public Health

How Will Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court Impact Public Health?

October 30, 2020

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Politics

Trump, Biden Clash on Immigration, COVID … and Abe Lincoln

October 23, 2020

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COVID-19 Testing

Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab

October 15, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Next Healthcare Crisis Is Here

October 13, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Controlling Healthcare Costs in the US

October 8, 2020

A photograph of Constance Duncan, 75, who died of covid-19 in May, was placed by her son, Chris, at the COVID Memorial Project's interfaith memorial service to honor the 200,000 people who died due to coronavirus on the National Mall on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. 20,000 American Flags were placed in the grass to honor those who succumbed to the disease.

DEATH TOLL

Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000

October 5, 2020

Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000