Whip Clark, Drug Pricing, Nicotine Warnings
BU IN DC
BU President Gilliam Visits Capitol Hill
BU President Melissa L. Gilliam met with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), and Rep. Lois Frankel (CAS’70) (D-FL) during a visit to Washington earlier this month.
FACULTY EXPERT
Conti Testifies on Prescription Drug Pricing Reform
BU Questrom School of Business Professor Rena Conti told the Senate Finance Committee that reforms to prescription drug spending enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act benefit seniors and do not harm innovation.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules about Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds
Using artificial intelligence, BU researchers with funding from the National Institutes of Health found that the vast majority of social media posts didn’t include health labels warning of the harms of flavored nicotine.
THOUGHT LEADERS
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