Boston University

Public Health

Illustration showing different colored people vaping and exhaling different colored smoke

Cardiovascular Disease

Flavored E-Cigs Linked to Possible Cardiovascular Disease

June 20, 2018

Cancer

Ejaculation Changes Prostate Tissue, Lowering Cancer Risk

June 19, 2018

aerial view of a rural town

Healthcare

Medicaid Expansion Increases Volume and Quality of Care in Rural Areas

June 19, 2018

counterfeit pills

Global Health

Fellowship Available for Study of Poor-Quality Drugs, Disease Resistance

June 14, 2018

Clinicians work at an Ebola Virus vaccination clinic in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, during an outbreak in May of 2018

Ebola

BU Experts on New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 31, 2018

cluster of drug-resistant Campylobacter bacteria.

Medicine

BU-Based CARB-X Antimicrobial Partnership Gets Another $50 Million Plus

May 22, 2018

A couple sit together

Aging

Marital status associated with dementia risk

May 18, 2018

Close Up of Monitor Showing Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiovascular Disease

Smoking, Alcohol Consumption Increase Lifetime Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

May 7, 2018

toddler coughing

Infectious Diseases

Why Is Whooping Cough on the Rise?

May 7, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

man holding his gun

Public Health

White Men Over 50 Most Likely to Use Gun in Suicide

April 30, 2018

kids playing tackle football

CTE

MED Researchers: Youth Football Linked to Earlier Brain Problems

April 30, 2018

Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology at BUSPH. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Julie Palmer Picked for Breast Cancer Leadership Position

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

nurse measuring blood pressure

Public Health

Community Health Centers’ Impact Less Than Expected

April 12, 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

Medicine

Is “Low T” a Thing?

April 6, 2018

Prototype of an HPV point-of-care diagnostic test in the lab of Catherine Klapperich

Engineering

How Point-of-Care Testing Will Transform Healthcare

April 5, 2018

Ebola virus. Symptoms like fever and fatigue appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the virus; the average is 8 to 10 days. The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic killed 11,000 people.

Infectious Diseases

Diagnosing Ebola before Symptoms Arrive

March 29, 2018

woman rolling a joint

Public Health

SPH Study: Marijuana Use Does Not Lower Chances of Getting Pregnant

March 26, 2018

SPH Study: Marijuana Use Does Not Lower Chances of Getting Pregnant