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Pandemic Response

Video: Unpacking the Push for a Global Pandemic Accord

October 13, 2023

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Safety

New BUPD Chief Brings a Public Health Approach to His Role

September 29, 2023

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Substance Use

Could Dunkin’s New Alcoholic Drinks Encourage Underage Drinking?

September 15, 2023

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Expert Take

Balancing Budgets by Emptying Bellies: WIC Cuts Would Harm Our Youngest Children

September 15, 2023

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Vaccines

Nearly Half of Dog Owners Are Hesitant to Vaccinate Their Pets

September 7, 2023

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University News

COVID Is on the Rise Again—What You Need to Know

August 29, 2023

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Politics

Should Massachusetts Abolish Religious Exemptions for School Vaccinations?

August 29, 2023

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Politics

How the AR-15 Divided a Nation

August 9, 2023

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Public Health

Walter Whyte A Standout in the Class and on the Court

August 8, 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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Opioid Crisis

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Overdose Survivors for Answers

August 3, 2023

Photo: a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark in 2018 and later died of his injuries. Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have peaked interest in the age-old summer question of whether it's safe to go in the water. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Swimming

Sharks, Bacteria, No Lifeguards: Is This the End of Swimming in New England?

August 1, 2023

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Infectious Diseases

Should We Be Worried about a Malaria Outbreak in the US?

July 17, 2023

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COVID-19

Rural Mortality Rose during Year Two of Pandemic, despite Vaccines, New Study Finds

July 11, 2023

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COVID-19 and Menstruation

Does the COVID Vaccine Affect Menstruation? A New BU Study Has Answers

June 29, 2023

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Maternal Health

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

June 26, 2023

Photo: US Senator Edward Markey, an older white man wearing a black suit (left), and US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a South Asian man wearing a black naval uniform, sit in front of a red BU backdrop and are shown mid-discussion. A small black table with water bottles sits between them.

Youth Mental Health

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

June 6, 2023

Photo: Protesters of Kentucky Senate bill SB150, known as the Transgender Health Bill, cheer on speakers during a rally on the lawn of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, March 29, 2023. A group of young people yell and hold signs of the light blue, pink, and white striped transgender flag. The signs read "Protect trans kids"

Voices & Opinion

POV: Gender-Affirming Care is Under Siege

April 21, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Pesticides and Produce—Ignore the “Dirty Dozen” List of Fruits and Vegetables

April 10, 2023

Collection site specialist Jessica Sandberg, a white woman wearing a surgical mask and blue gloves, guides a masked visitor through the COVID test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center.

University News

BU to Drop COVID Vaccine Requirement for Most Beginning This Summer

April 4, 2023

BU to Drop COVID Vaccine Requirement for Most Beginning This Summer