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Public Health

Five Common Sexual Health Myths Debunked

April 22, 2024

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Public Health

Rats! Does Boston Need a “Rat Czar”?

April 8, 2024

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Health & Medicine

Mifepristone Is Now Available in Some Massachusetts Pharmacies. Here’s What You Need to Know about the Abortion Medication

March 20, 2024

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Student Health Services

Student Health Services Launches New Low-Cost Self-Pay Option for STI and STD Testing

February 21, 2024

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Public Health

What to Know about Emergency Contraception

February 15, 2024

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Public Health

Avoid Condom Failure: Unveiling the Secrets of Effective Protection

February 14, 2024

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Public Health

Lessons for Public Health from the Pandemic

January 12, 2024

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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

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Mental Health

BU: Take a Free Mental Health Screening Thursday, October 5

October 3, 2023

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University News

BU Will Offer COVID Vaccine Boosters to Students, Faculty, and Staff

September 19, 2023

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Campus Safety

Do You Think Your Drink Was Spiked? How to Recognize the Symptoms and Take the Right Steps

September 18, 2023

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Public Health

Occupational Therapists Work with Abortion Patients. State Bans Could Handcuff the Way They Practice

August 7, 2023

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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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Maternal Health

US Olympian Tori Bowie’s Death Underscores Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

June 26, 2023

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HEALTHCARE

One Year after Roe v. Wade Was Overturned, What’s the State of Abortion Care in the United States?

June 21, 2023

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Youth Mental Health

US Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm on Harmful Social Media Use among Youth during Visit to BU

June 6, 2023

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Pride Month

POV: Celebrating Pride Month Amidst a Context of Gains and Setbacks for LGBTQIA+ Rights

June 1, 2023

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Seasonal Allergies

No, You’re Not Imagining It: Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse

April 27, 2023

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BOSTON MARATHON

How Has Trauma Care Changed 10 Years after Boston Marathon Bombings?

April 13, 2023

How Has Trauma Care Changed 10 Years after Boston Marathon Bombings?