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A City of Boston volunteer hugs a homeless person during the annual Boston Homeless Census.

Health & Medicine

Medical Campus Volunteers Brave Polar Vortex to Help Boston’s Homeless

February 4, 2019

A hand pulls back on a rubber band getting ready to "shoot" it from a lab machine as part of an experiment researching physics of shooting rubber bands and plucking guitar strings

Physics

Slingshot Surprise

January 31, 2019

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Psychiatry & Psychology

How Virtual Reality Might Help Fight Recurring Nightmares

January 30, 2019

A portrait of Nicole Prudent

Healthcare

After Nearly Three Decades, MED Pediatrician Nicole Prudent to Retire

January 28, 2019

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Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd

January 28, 2019

Concept photo of a United States shaped pill box holding a lot of pills resting on an American flag, symbolizing the opioid crisi in America

Marketing

In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death

January 23, 2019

A person celebrates new years eve wearing 2019 glasses

Politics

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

January 22, 2019

BU Student Health Services nurse Helen Lynch gives a flu shot to a student

Flu

With Flu Widespread around the State, BU Holds Student Vaccination Clinic Friday

January 18, 2019

a man uses a vape

Drugs

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

January 17, 2019

Deepak Kumar uses a 3-D motion capture system

Arthritis

Mindful Walking

January 15, 2019

Microscopic image of tuberculosis bacteria

Biology

How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly

January 14, 2019

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Health & Medicine

7 Apps to Help You Beat Holiday Weight Gain

December 19, 2018

Photo by : Evan Siegle, Green Bay Packers

Football

Eat and Run

December 14, 2018

Black handgun lying on a black background

Public Health

Gun-Related Deaths Have Decreased Overall American Life Expectancy

December 12, 2018

Ann Zumwalt in her office

University News

Office Artifacts: Ann Zumwalt

December 10, 2018

A student meditates on a table while school papers fly around her.

Wellness

Stressed Out over Finals? Try These Mindfulness Exercises

December 6, 2018

A female asian child enters an MRI machine.

Infectious Diseases

Mysterious Illness AFM Has Paralyzed More Than 100 Children

December 5, 2018

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Public Health

SPH Report: Many Study Abroad Students Return with Preventable Diseases

December 3, 2018

Portrait of Jennifer Tseng, Boston Medical Center’s surgeon-in-chief, sitting chair in her office

Science & Technology

Jennifer Tseng: From Receptionist to Chief Surgeon

November 29, 2018

A woman's hand holding an e-cigarette vape pen and a traditional tobacco cigarette.

Health & Medicine

POV: FDA Restricts Flavored E-cigarettes, but Not the Real Killers. Huh?

November 27, 2018

POV: FDA Restricts Flavored E-cigarettes, but Not the Real Killers. Huh?