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Photo: BU President Melissa Gilliam and BMC President Alastair Bell talk about strengthening the relationship between the two institutions on Friday, March 14, 2025. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

University News

In Conversation: The BU President and Boston Medical Center Health System CEO on Their Shared Vision and Optimism for Overcoming Turbulence

March 25, 2025

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Public Health

Do You Really Need to Wear Sunscreen?

July 18, 2024

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University News

Anthony Hollenberg Named New President of Boston Medical Center

May 16, 2024

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Public Health

Truths and Myths, Joy and Stigma—Life at BMC’s GenderCare Center

November 1, 2023

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Medicine

What’s Behind the Critical Shortage of Drugs for Cancer and Other Diseases

June 14, 2023

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BOSTON MARATHON

How Has Trauma Care Changed 10 Years after Boston Marathon Bombings?

April 13, 2023

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Maternal Health

A Mother Charged with Killing Her Children: A Possible Explanation for the Unthinkable

January 26, 2023

New Appointment

Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical Center, Leaving to Lead Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department

January 25, 2023

Edward Avedisian (left) and Aram V. Chobanian at the celebration announcing the Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine on September 29, 2022. Photo by Dave Green

Giving

The Lifelong Friendship behind Astonishing $100 Million Gift to BU’s Medical School

September 29, 2022

Photo of Anthony Hollenberg, a middle-aged White man with short gray hair. He smiles, wears a blue suit with a dark blue tie with red spots, and poses on a blurred background, which looks like the inside of a building.

New Appointment

MED and BMC Fill Critical Roles with Cornell’s Anthony Hollenberg

July 29, 2022

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Refugee Crisis

First Afghans. Now Ukrainians. BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center Gets Ready to Help Again

April 29, 2022

SPH

School of Public Health Professor Richard Saitz Remembered for Dedication, Scholarship, Sense of Humor

January 24, 2022

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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

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Dermatology

How to Pick the Right Sunscreen for Your Face

July 22, 2021

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TV

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

April 5, 2021

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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

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Public Health

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

December 2, 2020

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