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Health & Medicine

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Wellness

New Name, Mission, and Website for Health Promotion & Prevention

March 17, 2022

Word cloud in the shape of a mask featuring popular words community members used in their survey responses. Words are seen in teal, brown, orange and light blue, and include "Living with COVID, immuncomprised, mask, yes, community, risk." The word cloud is overlaid on a photo of the Boston city skyline that is textured to look as if it were printed on a piece of fibrous paper.

Community Voices

You Answered: Are You Ready to Start Living with the Virus?

March 2, 2022

Photo of a variety of different brands of condoms scattered on a white table. Two small postcards included read "Ask first. Yes!" and "Condom Fairy"

Student Health Services

Student Health Services Rolls Out New, Easier Testing Protocols for STDs and STIs

February 25, 2022

Public Health

POV: What “Strong Black Woman” Means to Me

February 24, 2022

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BIPOC Wellness Fair

Wellness Fair for BU’s BIPOC Community at Thurman Center Wednesday

February 14, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Eight Slightly Quirky Ways to Reclaim Your Mental Health

February 11, 2022

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Public Health

POV: Should the Unvaccinated Be Eligible for a Heart Transplant?

February 1, 2022

Composite image. At left, a photo of Joe Rogan, a bald man with tattoos on his arms, who smiles as he talks into a podcasting microphone and wears red headphones. At right, a photo of singer Neil Young, an older man with long white hair wearing a black hat, dark sunglasses, and a flannel shirt as he plays a guitar.

Misinformation

Should Spotify Back Joe Rogan in COVID Misinformation Dispute with Neil Young?

February 1, 2022

Listen Now

How Much Did US Insurers Waste on Ivermectin for COVID?

January 31, 2022

Rose Al Abosy (MED’23) commends improvements in MED’s abortion instruction, but says she never saw the procedure during her OB-GYN clerkship at Boston Medical Center. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Health & Medicine

With Roe v. Wade on the Line, BU Will Continue Abortion Education Regardless of Ruling

January 28, 2022

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Resolutions

Why Is It So Hard to Keep New Year’s Resolutions?

January 19, 2022

Photo of BU law professor, Katharine Silbaugh on January 4, 2022. She clasps her hands, smiles, and leans against the trunk of a tree. She has brown hair and wears a blue, speckled jacket over a black blouse.

Law & Health

Can Brookline’s New Anti-Smoking Law Create a Tobacco-Free Generation?

January 18, 2022

LISTEN NOW

Do COVID Vaccines Affect the Menstrual Cycle?

January 14, 2022

Photo of Anne Herrera (Wheelock’19), triage specialist at Healthway, wearing a floral face mask and blue floral blouse, receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Student Health Services Director of Nursing Anne Patey, MSN, at the vaccine clinic January 15 at FitRec. Patey wears gloves, a face mask and face shield.

Campus Life

Taped Lectures, Workplace Flexibility among Changes as BU Adjusts for Spring Classes

January 5, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: If You’re a Doctor or Med Student Thinking about Having a Family, You May Want to Get Pregnant Sooner Rather Than Later

January 3, 2022

Photo of the winners of Innovate@BU’s second annual Community Impact Challenge from (l-r) Alan Mui (MBA’23), L. George Sulak (MBA’23), and Christopher Sanchez (MBA’23) All 3 smile and face the camera holding up papers detailing their submissions for the challenge.

Strategy & Innovation

Wellness Challenge Imagines Ways to Help BU Heal from the Pandemic

November 22, 2021

Dr Judy Platt leans on a classroom wall in while wearing a mask and a blue dress

Campus Life

What Is the Future of Masks at BU?

November 17, 2021

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University News

BU School of Public Health to Offer Online Master’s Degree

November 16, 2021

Listen Now

Can Vaping Help You Quit Smoking?

November 16, 2021

Photo of Lecturer Malwina “Maja” Carrion in her course Neglected Tropical Diseases at Sargent Nov 9. She wears a patterned, multi-color, bluish mask, and a gray long sleeve, and gestures with her right hand at the podium at the front of the classroom. She is a young light-skinned woman with long hair.

Infectious Diseases

Want to Learn about Neglected Tropical Diseases? Sign Up for This Sargent Course

November 13, 2021

Want to Learn about Neglected Tropical Diseases? Sign Up for This Sargent Course