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Government & Law

Dr. Tejumola Adegoke, and OBGYN at Boston Medical Center, sitting on a gurney in an operating room.

Maternal Health

Why Black Women Face More Health Risks Before, During, and After Pregnancy

October 29, 2019

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Vaping

CDC Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives At Risk, Says BU Researcher

August 28, 2019

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GUN DEATHS

The FBI and CDC Datasets Agree: Who Has Guns—Not Which Guns—Linked to Murder Rates

August 6, 2019

LGBT Health

A Silent Epidemic? Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Women Receive Less Post-Cancer Treatment Than Everyone Else

July 24, 2019

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Public Policy

POV: Medicare for All—Is It Feasible?

June 5, 2019

As the US experiences the largest outbreak of measles since 2000, BU Jewish bioethics expert says vaccinations are a religious duty.

Infectious Diseases

Measles Outbreak: Getting Vaccinated Is “a Religious Obligation”

May 7, 2019

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Public Policy

Why IUDs and Birth Control Implants Are on the Rise

April 8, 2019

Japanese soldiers playing the American game of baseball supposedly in China during the war

International Relations

Long before Pearl Harbor, Japan Tried to Get America on Its Side

February 22, 2019

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Computer Science

These Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats to Watch

February 8, 2019

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Climate Change

Eight Ways Boston Could Become Carbon Free

January 29, 2019

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Computer Science

BU Experts on Why Patch Fixes Won’t Stop Massive Data Breaches

December 10, 2018

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Economics

How Corporations Disguise Lobbying as Philanthropy

December 3, 2018

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Computer Science

A Better Way to Predict Election Outcomes

November 6, 2018

Political scientists Maxwell Palmer (from left), David Glick, and Katherine Levine Einstein say big-city mayors shun higher office because of its hard-edged partisanship. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Social Sciences

Why Some Politicians Shun Promotions

August 1, 2018

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Healthcare

Medicaid Expansion Increases Volume and Quality of Care in Rural Areas

June 19, 2018

Vivien Schmidt

Accolades

Pardee’s Vivien Schmidt Wins Guggenheim Fellowship

June 15, 2018

A doctor tries to de-escalate a dangerous situation halting and angry patient. Photo by sturti/iStock

Communications

What Hospitals Can Teach the Police

May 1, 2018

Vivien Schmidt

International Relations

Professor Vivien Schmidt Awarded Guggenheim

April 27, 2018

Veronika Wirtz, a School of Public Health (SPH) associate professor of global health, and Muhammad Zaman, a College of Engineering (ENG) professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University

Global Health

The Problem of Poor-Quality Medicine

April 25, 2018

Real and counterfeit Viagra pills side by side. Real Viagra is on the right.

Global Health

Counterfeit Viagra Is a Problem

April 11, 2018

Counterfeit Viagra Is a Problem