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Healthcare

A photo of a COVID-19 patient lying prone on a hospital bed

Lowtech Lifesaver

For COVID-19 Patients, Could Breathing Easier Be as Simple as Flipping Over?

April 17, 2020

A sketch of a respiratory isolation box

Problem Solvers

BU Engineers Are Taking on the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 17, 2020

Composite image of photos of Boston Medical Center doctors Kristen Goodell, Evan Berg, Michael Ieong, Sarah Kimball, and James Hudspeth

Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center Doctors on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020

A photo of bacteria

Biosensing

Mining Bacteria Parts to Build Around-the-Clock Biosensors

March 31, 2020

Dr. Judy Platt, Boston University Director of Student Health Services, and Dr. Ann Zaia, Boston University Director of Occupational Health Services, and Kat McAlpine, Editor of The Brink, participate in a Facebook Live conversation about COVID-19

COVID-19

Watch BU’s Facebook Live Video Answering COVID-19 Questions

March 27, 2020

Center for Regenerative Medicine researchers Aditya Mithal, Claire Burgess, and Andrew McCracken prepare samples collected from Boston Medical Center patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 Testing

Facing Dire Shortages, 50 Boston Collaborators Develop Their Own FDA-Approved Coronavirus Test

March 26, 2020

A photo of a panel at a symposium hosted by the School of Public Health on coronavirus

Coronavirus Outbreak

Boston Experts: We Need to Scale Up Coronavirus Testing Now

March 13, 2020

A portrait photo of Sandro Galea

Coronavirus

SPH Dean to Chair Statewide Emergency Task Force on Coronavirus & Equity

March 11, 2020

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

A portrait photo of Jennifer Childs-Roshak (Questrom’10)

Politics

Abortion Politics, a Q&A with Alum and Planned Parenthood CEO

February 26, 2020

A photo of a doctor holding a stethoscope against their white lab coat.

Health & Medicine

SPH Seminar to Tackle Consequences of Racial Profiling and Discrimination on the Health of People of Color

February 5, 2020

Chinese health workers in white suits, check the temperatures of Chinese residents

Coronavirus Outbreak

Outbreak Experts: What to Expect Next from Coronavirus

January 27, 2020

A portrait of Ayanna Pressley where she reveals her bald head as a result of Alopecia Areata

Hair Loss

Ayanna Pressley Opens Up about Hair Loss from Alopecia Areata

January 21, 2020

Members of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, make their way through concertina wire during a live fire demonstration during Operation Desert Shield.

Veterans

At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds

November 8, 2019

Dr. Tejumola Adegoke, and OBGYN at Boston Medical Center, sitting on a gurney in an operating room.

Maternal Health

Why Black Women Face More Health Risks Before, During, and After Pregnancy

October 29, 2019

mother and child illustration

Addiction

Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond in the Face of Addiction

October 8, 2019

Scientific illustration of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), otherwise known as Nightmare Bacteria.

Superbugs

Superbug detector is first diagnostic to launch from CARB-X

September 24, 2019

A teenager takes a hit from vaping e-cigarette blowing a cloud of vapor.

Vaping Crisis

Why Doctors Are Terrified by Sudden Vaping-Related Lung Injuries, Deaths

September 12, 2019

Neuroscience researcher Steve Ramirez holds a digital diagram of a brain.

Neuroscience

How Do You Manipulate a Memory?

September 11, 2019

Emergency Medicine

Your Race May Factor in Which ER an Ambulance Takes You To

September 6, 2019

Your Race May Factor in Which ER an Ambulance Takes You To