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Public Health

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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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Expert Take

Cycling Can Make Older Adults Healthier and More Independent. Here’s How to Design Bikes and Networks That Meet Their Needs

January 6, 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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Research News

Brink Bites: From Microscopic Worlds to Cancer Disparities

October 29, 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

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Expert Take

A Double Threat to Reproductive Health: Environmental Contaminants and a Lack of Access to Healthcare

October 4, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: BU Research Beyond the Headlines

October 1, 2024

Public Health

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

September 27, 2024

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 2024

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Vaping

E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules About Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds

September 13, 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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Voices & Opinion

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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Aging and Climate

Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger

August 1, 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

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers