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Public Health

BU Professor Tracks the Many US Pregnancy-Related Deaths

February 28, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: FDA’s Proposal to Cap Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes Would Benefit Public Health in Substantial Ways

February 11, 2025

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Public Health

“Unprecedented” Medicaid Cuts Could Cripple Health Program, BU Experts Warn

February 4, 2025

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Public Health

Surgeon General Urges Updating Health Warning Labels on Alcohol Products to Reflect Cancer Risk

February 3, 2025

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Public Health

Making Sense of the Fluoridated Water Debate

January 24, 2025

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Public Health

Trauma from Los Angeles Fires Will Take a Village to Treat

January 17, 2025

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Food & Dining

How COVID Reshaped the Traditional Office Lunch Break

January 10, 2025

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Public Health

There’s Now a New Low-Cost Emergency Contraception Vending Machine on the Medical Campus

October 21, 2024

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Student Life

BU Undergrad Helps Hurricane Victims as a Red Cross Volunteer

October 18, 2024

Public Health

Reproductive Health Experts Outline Key Abortion Issues at Stake in November Election at SPH Public Health Conversation

September 27, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Is It OK to Stop Worrying about COVID?

September 3, 2024

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Public Health

Does It Matter if Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Doesn’t Take Maternity Leave?

August 5, 2024

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Public Health

Do You Really Need to Wear Sunscreen?

July 18, 2024

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Sexual 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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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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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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Public Health

What to Know about Emergency Contraception

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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Public Health

Lessons for Public Health from the Pandemic

January 12, 2024

Lessons for Public Health from the Pandemic