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Health & Medicine

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Public Health

Do You Really Need to Wear Sunscreen?

July 18, 2024

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Health & Medicine

Can Animal Organ Transplants Save Thousands of Dying People?

May 24, 2024

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Student Life

Sargent Senior Gives Back to His Native Nairobi—through Sports

May 9, 2024

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Advocacy

Providing Better Support to Disabled Survivors of Sexual Assault

May 9, 2024

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Mental Health

Combating Loneliness and Creating Healthy Relationships

April 23, 2024

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Public Health

Five Common Sexual Health Myths Debunked

April 22, 2024

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Public Health

Rats! Does Boston Need a “Rat Czar”?

April 8, 2024

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University News

Five Faculty Receive Edward Avedisian Professorships

March 21, 2024

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Health & Medicine

Mifepristone Is Now Available in Some Massachusetts Pharmacies. Here’s What You Need to Know about the Abortion Medication

March 20, 2024

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Mental Health

If You’re Feeling FOMO This Spring Break, Embrace JOMO Instead

March 4, 2024

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Alabama Court Ruling

Alabama Court Ruling That Frozen Embryos Are Children and Its Impact on the Future of IVF Treatment

February 22, 2024

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Student Health Services

Student Health Services Launches New Low-Cost Self-Pay Option for STI and STD Testing

February 21, 2024

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Club Sports

Club Basketball at Boston University Wins Formal Approval

February 21, 2024

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Public Health

What to Know about Emergency Contraception

February 15, 2024

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Mental Health

New Free Peer Listening Program Offered at Student Health Services

February 15, 2024

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Public Health

Avoid Condom Failure: Unveiling the Secrets of Effective Protection

February 14, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Health Misinformation Is Rampant on Social Media

February 9, 2024

Photo: Jennifer Crumbley, a white woman with blonde hair wearing a white cardigan, whose son killed four students at his Michigan high school in 2021, was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, the first time in the United States that a parent has been found guilty of such a crime after their child committed a mass school shooting.

LAW

Mother’s Conviction in Son’s School Shooting Sets a Troubling Precedent, BU LAW Expert Says

February 7, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: There Are Many Benefits to Youth Sports. My Son’s Tragic Story Highlights the Risks

February 2, 2024

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Wellness

Marsh Chapel’s Tai Chi Classes Draw Students, Staff, Faculty from across Campus

January 30, 2024

Marsh Chapel’s Tai Chi Classes Draw Students, Staff, Faculty from across Campus