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Health & Medicine

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Health & Medicine

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

February 5, 2020

CDC Illustration of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV)

University News

Update: Latest BU News on Coronavirus

February 3, 2020

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Health & Safety

Should I Be Worried about Coronavirus at BU?

January 30, 2020

Travelers walk past a display board of arriving flights showing a canceled flight from Wuhan at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing.

Public Health

BU Postpones Shanghai Study Abroad Program Amid Coronavirus Fears

January 30, 2020

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Public Health

Alcohol Transports Increased This Past Semester over Fall 2018

January 28, 2020

Security personnel check the temperature of a passenger in the Wharf at the Yangtze River on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

Health & Medicine

BU Closely Monitoring Coronavirus Outbreak

January 22, 2020

A group of women march holding signs that read "We want beer 1933" and American flags.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The 100th Anniversary of Prohibition Reminds Us That Bans Rarely Work

January 17, 2020

A robotic surgery assistant helps dentists do dental implants on a patient.

Science & Technology

Your Dentist, and Robot, Will See You Now

January 16, 2020

Teachers and graduate students in the Boston University Cadaver Lab advanced anatomy class point and discuss features of a dissected human heart

Life Sciences

Have You Held a Human Heart? An Afternoon Inside BU’s Cadaver Lab

December 18, 2019

An icon for our wellness wednesday series depicting a cross-legged figure inside of a stopwatch.

Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: How to Chill Out during Finals

December 10, 2019

A microwaved stuffed spaghetti squash on a plate in front of a microwave.

Sargent Choice

Four Healthy, Tasty Dishes You Can Make with Just a Microwave

December 4, 2019

Packs of JUUL e-cigarettes on a display shelf focused on a pack of Menthol flavored vape package.

Health & Medicine

Why Is Menthol So Addictive to Vapers?

December 3, 2019

two nurses conduct a blood test for aids in Faridabad

Health & Medicine

SPH Bicknell Lecture: Is Eradicating AIDS Feasible?

December 2, 2019

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Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: How to Make Smart Choices at the Thanksgiving Table

November 19, 2019

One of eight rotating sound stations deployed by the School of Public Health Community Noise Lab with an MBTA Green Line train in the background.

Public Health

When Sound Becomes Noise

November 18, 2019

A woman and a man in army uniforms salute the American flag

Mental Health

POV: When It Comes to Reducing Suicides, the US Army Offers Some Lessons

November 11, 2019

First Lady Melania Trump meets pediatric doctors and nurses as she tours the Boston Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with BMC President and CEO Kate Walsh and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.

Addiction

Melania Trump Visits Opioid-Exposed Infants at BMC

November 6, 2019

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Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Resiliency—How to Bounce Back from a Setback

November 6, 2019

An illustration of a slave auction in Virginia, USA.

Public Health

Making a Case for Black Reparations

November 5, 2019

A variety of flavored e-cigarette refills

Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s Time to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes

November 5, 2019

POV: It’s Time to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes