Public Health

Vaping Crisis

Why Doctors Are Terrified by Sudden Vaping-Related Lung Injuries, Deaths

Vaping

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

Longevity

Optimists Live Longer

Machine Learning

Twitter Data Shows Who Is Hitting the Gym

Mental Health

Transgender College Students Are Up to Four Times as Likely to Experience Mental Health Problems

GUN DEATHS

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

BIRTH CONTROL

Why We Need a Contraception Revolution

LGBT Health

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

Addiction

Why Making Buprenorphine Opioid-Based Medication Available without a Prescription Could Save Lives

Inflammatory Diseases

Tight Pants, Pubic Hair Removal Could Trigger Chronic Pain

Public Policy

POV: Medicare for All—Is It Feasible?

Epidemiology

Framingham Heart Study Inspires Researchers to Hit the Road

Infectious Diseases

Measles Outbreak: Getting Vaccinated Is “a Religious Obligation”

Climate Change

Feeling Stressed about the Environment? You’re Not Alone

Nutrition

Fast Food Restaurants Have Expanded More Than Their Menus

Public Policy

Why IUDs and Birth Control Implants Are on the Rise

Environmental Health

Are There Toxins Hiding in Your Sofa? Probably

Nutrition

Orthorexia: Eating Clean, but Crumbling on the Inside

Climate Change

Eight Ways Boston Could Become Carbon Free

Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd