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Voices & Opinion

After Georgia Shooting, Should Schools Be Required to Have Threat Assessment Teams?

September 10, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Is It OK to Stop Worrying about COVID?

September 3, 2024

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Public Health

Should Health Researchers Ask If You’re a Democrat or a Republican?

August 14, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Sexual Pleasure Should Be Integrated into Scientific Research on Sexual Health

August 12, 2024

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Public Health

Does It Matter if Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Doesn’t Take Maternity Leave?

August 5, 2024

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Aging and Climate

Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger

August 1, 2024

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University News

BU’s Framingham Heart Study Gets New Director

July 23, 2024

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Public Health

10 Tips for How to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have AC

July 15, 2024

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

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Abortion Rights

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues

July 11, 2024

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Heat Waves

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?

July 1, 2024

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Expert Take

Being Open about LGBTQ+ Identities in the Classroom Creates Positive Learning Environments

June 17, 2024

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Public Health

Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health

June 4, 2024

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Abortion

Permanent Birth Control—Vasectomies and Tubal Ligations—Up following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

May 15, 2024

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University News

Dean Sandro Galea Leaving BU’s School of Public Health for WashU Opportunity

May 6, 2024

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Photo Contest Winners Capture Moments of Joy, Sorrow, Meaning in Crisis

May 1, 2024

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Bird Flu

The H5N1 Bird Flu Is a Growing Threat for Farm Animals and Humans—How Serious Is It?

April 26, 2024

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Expert Take

We Are Underestimating the Health Harms of Climate Disasters

April 22, 2024

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Expert Take

Not Having Job Flexibility or Security Can Leave Workers Feeling Depressed, Anxious, and Hopeless

April 11, 2024

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Public Health

Rats! Does Boston Need a “Rat Czar”?

April 8, 2024

Rats! Does Boston Need a “Rat Czar”?