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Public Health

Visionary for Your Vision

March 12, 2019

Swipes for Boston, a BU Student Government initiative, delivers donated food and Rhetty-to-Go meals to homeless people around the city.

In the City

Feeding Boston’s Homeless—One Swipe at a Time

March 6, 2019

BU entrepreneurs Ellice Patterson, Dielle Lundberg, and Ines Andrade answer questions at the podium during the IDEA 2019 conference.

Business

Six Quotes from BU Entrepreneurs to Ignite Your Innovative Spirit

March 5, 2019

Former Congressman Mike Capuano

Health & Medicine

Former Congressman Michael Capuano (Hon.’09) to Join BU

March 4, 2019

A City of Boston volunteer hugs a homeless person during the annual Boston Homeless Census.

Volunteer

Medical Campus Volunteers Brave Polar Vortex to Help Boston’s Homeless

February 4, 2019

A portrait of Nicole Prudent

Health & Medicine

After Nearly Three Decades, MED Pediatrician Nicole Prudent to Retire

January 28, 2019

microscopic image of ebola virus

Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd

January 28, 2019

Concept photo of a United States shaped pill box holding a lot of pills resting on an American flag, symbolizing the opioid crisi in America

Marketing

In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death

January 23, 2019

A person celebrates new years eve wearing 2019 glasses

Health & Medicine

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

January 22, 2019

a man uses a vape

Drugs

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

January 17, 2019

Microscopic image of tuberculosis bacteria

Biology

How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly

January 14, 2019

Black handgun lying on a black background

Public Health

Gun-Related Deaths Have Decreased Overall American Life Expectancy

December 12, 2018

A female asian child enters an MRI machine.

Infectious Diseases

Mysterious Illness AFM Has Paralyzed More Than 100 Children

December 5, 2018

female traveler standing underneath the list of departures and arrivals in an airport

Public Health

SPH Report: Many Study Abroad Students Return with Preventable Diseases

December 3, 2018

Portrait of Jennifer Tseng, Boston Medical Center’s surgeon-in-chief, sitting chair in her office

Health & Medicine

Jennifer Tseng: From Receptionist to Chief Surgeon

November 29, 2018

A woman's hand holding an e-cigarette vape pen and a traditional tobacco cigarette.

Health & Medicine

POV: FDA Restricts Flavored E-cigarettes, but Not the Real Killers. Huh?

November 27, 2018

Jorge Delva, dean of the School of Social Work, speaks at a reception

Schools and Colleges

Jorge Delva New Leader of BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health

November 15, 2018

A young woman removes a tampon from a blue and white free tampons dispenser in a restroom.

Health & Medicine

Should Colleges Make Tampons Free on Campus?

November 7, 2018

A person holds up a transgender symbol on paper

University News

What Transgender Means to Me

October 29, 2018

marijuana in jars

Drugs

Recreational Marijuana: “Wonderful Thing” or “Major Health Risk”?

October 25, 2018

Recreational Marijuana: “Wonderful Thing” or “Major Health Risk”?