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zoomed in photo of a student's arm receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a BU clinic in January

Booster Shots

BU Will Offer 800 COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Students, Faculty, Staff

October 29, 2021

Afghan refugees line up for food in a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where they are being housed.

Immigration

Boston Medical Center Immigrant & Refugee Health Center Prepares to Welcome Afghans

September 15, 2021

Photo of a young person in a green baseball cap spraying their face with sunscreen.

Dermatology

How to Pick the Right Sunscreen for Your Face

July 22, 2021

Composite image. At left, a photo of LaKedra Pam holding a purple stethoscope towards the camera and looking curious. She wears a red velvety sweater and stands in front of a bright blue background. At right, a photo of the full Master Minds cast including LaKedra.

TV

MED’s LaKedra Pam Puts Her Passion for Trivia to Good Use

April 5, 2021

Photo of a young women with long, wavy, red hair looking into the mirror as she puts on a blue face mask. She wears a mustard yellow beanie and thick jacket, and appears to be getting ready to go outside in the cold.

Wellness

How to Treat Maskne and Dry Skin at the Same Time

February 2, 2021

RAs Dragon Ding (CAS’21) (from left) records a video of John Issac (CAS’ 21) and Lance De Guzman (Sargent’22) on August 17. Issac stands in a yellow moving cart and De Guzman

Campus Life

Photo Gallery: A Look Back at an Unforgettable 2020

December 18, 2020

Photo of Joshua Barcoas of BMC getting a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. He sits in a chair with a blue face mask and his lanyard as a fellow healthcare worker gives him the shot.

Health & Medicine

BMC Begins Giving COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff

December 17, 2020

A photo of a tent set up outside of the Boston Medical Center emergency room

Public Health

Boston Medical Center Is Well-Prepared for COVID-19 Surge

December 2, 2020

Composite photo made from black and white portraits of staff and doctors at Boston Medical Center. Overlay in red forms the red medical sign with center cross.

Photo Essay

“I Will Get through This. We Will Get through This.”

September 21, 2020

Abiba Braimah, a patient who took aspirin when pregnant with her two boys, both of whom were born near or full-term. She also has a daughter who was born prematurely, weighing only four pounds, before Braimah found the BMC doctor who prescribed aspirin. Braimah is pictured here with her three children, sitting on steps outside of her home. Her young boys wear matching red shirts with a dinosaur print, and her daughter smiles in a red head band and pink shirt.

Medicine

Boston Medical Center Urges Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy as Hedge against Preterm Births, Deaths

August 18, 2020

A photo of Boston's "Faces of Dudley" mural. A text overlay reads "Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities"

Public Health

Black Boston Series Kicks Off Tomorrow

July 29, 2020

Portrait of Isa Gell-Levey (MED’22) in a white medical coat and a red dress.

LGBTQ+ & Allies

New Medical Campus OUT & Ally List Helps Make Connections among LGBTQ+ Community

June 11, 2020

A photo of Massachusetts State Representative Jon Santiago posing in front of a gate that reads "Boston Medical Center"

Politics of Covid-19

Jon Santiago, the Doctor in the House

May 20, 2020

Members of the medical team at the Newton Pavilion COVID-19 recuperation unit for homeless patients, after putting on personal protective equipment for the unit’s opening on April 9, 2020.

Health & Medicine

State-Owned Newton Pavilion Reopens to Treat Homeless Patients with COVID-19

April 21, 2020

A photo of a Zoom video chat of MED students who helped mobilize Medical Personnel Support

Health & Medicine

“You Shouldn’t Have to Be Worrying about Childcare When You’re Fighting a Pandemic”

April 14, 2020

Composite image of photos of Boston Medical Center doctors Kristen Goodell, Evan Berg, Michael Ieong, Sarah Kimball, and James Hudspeth

Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center Doctors on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020

Rendering of the Exchange South End project on Albany Street.

Construction

Private Development Project Advances Albany Street Makeover

March 3, 2020

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

Cara Guenther and Otis visit Darinta Larios in BMC's Pediatric Inpatient Unit

Therapy

MED Student’s Bernese Mountain Dog Captivates, Comforts BMC Patients

April 1, 2019

Boston Medical Center psychiatrist Lisa Fortuna during a Project Hope trip to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

Public Health

MED Psychiatrist Goes to Puerto Rico on Humanitarian Mission

December 18, 2017

MED Psychiatrist Goes to Puerto Rico on Humanitarian Mission