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Health & Medicine

Americans Are Buying More European Sunscreens. Are They Better Than Domestic Ones?

July 10, 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Tick-Borne Diseases Risk Increasing Due to Climate Change: What You Need to Know

May 14, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Here’s What’s Wrong with How People Are Using New Anti-Obesity Drugs

April 14, 2025

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Mental Health

Feeling Anxious about Flying? Some Tips to Help

March 13, 2025

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Public Health

BU Professor Tracks the Many US Pregnancy-Related Deaths

February 28, 2025

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Public Health

Surgeon General Urges Updating Health Warning Labels on Alcohol Products to Reflect Cancer Risk

February 3, 2025

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Public Health

Making Sense of the Fluoridated Water Debate

January 24, 2025

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Public Health

Trauma from Los Angeles Fires Will Take a Village to Treat

January 17, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Organ Donation System Is Thriving, Not Broken—but There Is Room for Improvement

January 7, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Our Organ Donation System Is Broken. Here’s What We Need to Do to Fix It

November 13, 2024

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Politics

What Does Donald Trump’s Election Mean For…

November 6, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Join Me in Supporting Ballot Question 4, a Step Toward Safer, Regulated Psychedelic Therapy in Massachusetts

October 16, 2024

Public Health

Reproductive Health Experts Outline Key Abortion Issues at Stake in November Election at SPH Public Health Conversation

September 27, 2024

Voices & Opinion

After Georgia Shooting, Should Schools Be Required to Have Threat Assessment Teams?

September 10, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Is It OK to Stop Worrying about COVID?

September 3, 2024

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Public Health

Should Health Researchers Ask If You’re a Democrat or a Republican?

August 14, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Sexual Pleasure Should Be Integrated into Scientific Research on Sexual Health

August 12, 2024

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Public Health

Does It Matter if Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Doesn’t Take Maternity Leave?

August 5, 2024

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University News

BU’s Framingham Heart Study Gets New Director

July 23, 2024

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Public Health

10 Tips for How to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have AC

July 15, 2024

10 Tips for How to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have AC