Boston University

Women’s Interest

A portrait of Ayanna Pressley where she reveals her bald head as a result of Alopecia Areata

Hair Loss

Ayanna Pressley Opens Up about Hair Loss from Alopecia Areata

January 21, 2020

Mannequin parts laying on a white background

Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

Dr. Tejumola Adegoke, and OBGYN at Boston Medical Center, sitting on a gurney in an operating room.

Maternal Health

Why Black Women Face More Health Risks Before, During, and After Pregnancy

October 29, 2019

sperm and egg

BIRTH CONTROL

Why We Need a Contraception Revolution

August 1, 2019

LGBT Health

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

July 24, 2019

illustration symbolizing the effect of dioxins and other toxic chemical chemical carcinogens in the environment that cause breast cancer

Research

Dioxins Point to Targets for Treating Breast Cancer

April 24, 2017

Black Woman Health Disparities illustration

Health & Medicine

Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?

April 24, 2017

Illustration symbolizing breast cancer research using zebrafish

Health & Medicine

Zebrafish Cancer Genetics Illuminate Human Breast Cancers

April 24, 2017

Illustration symbolizing noninvasive biomedical imaging of breast tumors

Engineering & Computing

Wearable Windows into Breast Tumors

April 24, 2017

Wearable Windows into Breast Tumors