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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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Veterans

Six BU Alums to Remember This Memorial Day

May 23, 2024

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Brain Injury

BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury

March 7, 2024

Collage: Side by side photos of James W. Whitworth (left) and Mark W. Logue (right). Whitworth, a bald white man wearing a burgundy, white, and black plaid collared shirt and grey pants poses in an activity lab, featuring a medical treadmill and various other exercise equipment. Logue, a white man with grey-black hair and beard, poses in a dark lecture hall with a lit whiteboard behind him filled with notes. He wears a white collared shirt and black blazer.

Veterans and PTSD

Can Researchers Find Better Treatments for Veterans with PTSD?

November 8, 2023

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CTE and Sports

Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds

August 28, 2023

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Suicide

BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk

May 15, 2023

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Optimism

Is Optimism the Secret to a Long Life?

November 30, 2022

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) waves to the stands as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 13, 2022, in Munich. The Buccaneers defeated the Seahawks 21-16. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Compared Life’s Grind to Military Life. Why Would He Do That?

November 21, 2022

Terri Tanielian speaking at the Invictus Games Symposium on Invisible Wounds in 2016. Tanielian (CAS’90) is Special Assistant to the President for Veterans Affairs, helping meet the needs of veterans, their families, and caregivers. Photo from the George W. Bush Presidential Center, courtesy of Tanielian

Veterans

Serving Those Who Have Served in Uniform

November 9, 2022

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PTSD

Warning Signs of Early Death Found in Veterans with Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

November 9, 2022

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Veterans

Why Veterans Remain at Greater Risk of Homelessness

November 9, 2022

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Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

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Health & Medicine

Three Decades after the Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues

November 11, 2021

Veterans

Helping Veterans and First Responders Heal Holistically

November 11, 2021

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Mental Health

In 20 Years since September 11, Military Suicides Have Risen Sharply. Why?

September 10, 2021

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Veterans' Health

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

November 10, 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

US midfielder Michelle Akers and Brazil's Grazielle lie injured after going up for a header at the Women's World Cup semi-final match between the US and Brazil 04 July, 1999.

CTE

How Does CTE Impact Women? Former Soccer Stars Join the First All-Female CTE Study at BU

July 3, 2019

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Veterans

Gulf War Veterans Suffer Excess Memory Problems, Chronic Pain

March 7, 2018

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Public Health

Easing Transition to Civilian Life for Women Veterans

March 1, 2017

Easing Transition to Civilian Life for Women Veterans