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Photo: A picture of two men standing in front of a colorful wall at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Olympics

BU Radiologist Heads to the Paris Summer Olympics

July 25, 2024

Photo: Rick Slayman, a Black man who was the first to receive a pig organ as a transplant, sits on his hospital bed with a black hoodie.

Health & Medicine

Can Animal Organ Transplants Save Thousands of Dying People?

May 24, 2024

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University News

Five Faculty Receive Edward Avedisian Professorships

March 21, 2024

Photo: A group of individuals from the Boston Medical Center’s, GenderCare team pose with their hands in their pockets, smiling at the camera. There are six of them, circling around to make a half-moon. They stand outside, on a bright day.

Public Health

Truths and Myths, Joy and Stigma—Life at BMC’s GenderCare Center

November 1, 2023

Health & Medicine

Everything You Need to Know about Narcan

October 24, 2023

Image: A teal green box with dark blue, light purple, and light pink shapes is shown on a white background. The front of the box has a thin, white circle. Inside the circle, text reads "Opill, Daily Oral Contraceptive".Image: A teal green box with dark blue, light purple, and light pink shapes is shown on a white background. The front of the box has a thin, white circle. Inside the circle, text reads "Opill, Daily Oral Contraceptive".

Health & Medicine

How First US Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Could Revolutionize Reproductive Health

July 14, 2023

Photo: President Joe Biden, an older white man with white hair and wearing a white collared shirt and blue blazer, is shown from the side. The sleep mark of a CPAP machine can be seen on his cheek.

Health & Medicine

President Biden Is Being Treated for Sleep Apnea. How Common and How Dangerous Is the Condition?

July 5, 2023

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Medicine

What’s Behind the Critical Shortage of Drugs for Cancer and Other Diseases

June 14, 2023

Photo: Close up photo of a black stethoscope lying on an open, brown carrying case. They both lie on white fabric

Medicine

Why I Became a Doctor

April 3, 2023

Fort Point

Things-to-do

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Fort Point/Seaport

March 30, 2023

A pregnant person holds their belly. Possible causes of elevated birth rates last year were pandemic-induced time at home and federal support checks. Photo by freestocks/Unsplash

Birthrate Jump

We’ve Had a COVID Baby Boom. Will It Last?

January 24, 2023

Nurses wait for patients outside Boston Medical Center during the early days of the pandemic, March 20, 2020. The staff inside the triage tent assessed patients’ symptoms and determined whether they could receive care through BMC’s influenza-like illness clinic (ILI) for more moderate symptoms, or if they needed to go to the Emergency Department for more serious conditions. The COVID-positive patient census at BMC skyrocketed from 22 patients on March 24, 2020, to 121 patients in just eight days, and reached 219 by April 9.

Coronavirus

Addressing the Ethical Issues at the Heart of the COVID-19 Pandemic

December 15, 2022

Yet another supply chain snafu has led to a shortage of Adderall, a potent drug for treating ADHD. Image depicts blue pills on a white background. Photo by iStock/GeorgePeters

Health

What’s Behind the Adderall Shortage and What Does It Mean for Those Being Treated for ADHD?

December 5, 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat. Fetterman agreed to an Oct. 25 televised debate against his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Health & Medicine

Understanding Stroke Recovery as John Fetterman’s Political Future Comes Up for a Vote

November 2, 2022

An oncologist reviews an x-ray image of a breast cancer patient's chest

Medicine

POV: Every Hour, 40 Women in This Country Are Told They Have Breast Cancer. I Am Now One of Them

October 19, 2022

A photo of many cannabis leaves on a living plant. President Biden’s pardons for people convicted under federal marijuana possession law are a good-faith, but limited step in reforming cannabis policy, BU’s Seth Blumenthal says. Photo by Rick Proctor/Unsplash

Politics

Will Biden’s Pot Pardons Make a Difference—or Will States Ignore the Policy Change?

October 12, 2022

The Student Health Services facilities have been upgraded and have a lot of new, improved, and expanded services to offer to students. Here the lobby is pictured with yellow and blue walls and a receptionist sitting at a computer

Campus Life

Student Health Services Unveils New and Improved Offerings

September 30, 2022

Books

SPH Professor Examines Nation’s Healthcare Woes

September 14, 2022

Listen Now

Why Do Some People Live to 100—and How?

September 12, 2022

A microscope image of the monkeypox virus, showing small cells with a blue hue

Infectious Diseases

BU Researchers: We Have the Potential to Prevent Endemic Monkeypox

August 23, 2022

BU Researchers: We Have the Potential to Prevent Endemic Monkeypox