Researchers from Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) and have found that individuals who do not speak English at home are less likely to receive colorectal cancer screenings (CRC) as compared to those who do speak English at home. The findings, which currently appear on-line in the Journal of […]
Pharmaceuticals are an emerging contaminant for aquatic ecosystems due to discharge of treated wastewater effluent. Using zebrafish as a model organism, Dr. Joanna Wilson has been testing the developmental, reproductive and transcriptional impacts of four common, environmentally relevant pharmaceuticals. Several of these pharmaceuticals are known to have reproductive side effects in humans. Acetaminophen (pain reliever), […]
Mohammed Nadershah OMFS 11 was recently a passenger on a Lufthansa Boston to Frankfurt, Germany transatlantic flight when disaster struck. An announcement came through the cabin asking for any doctors on board to help with a medical emergency. Armed with the experience he had gained as a resident in the Boston University Henry M. Goldman […]
What will happen to the cost of health care under the Obama Administration’s new national health care law? Hear leading experts discuss this topic and others regarding controlling health care costs as part of the 2010 William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health “Controlling Health Care Costs: Your Money or Your Life?” at Boston University School of Public Health.
The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, on the first floor auditorium of 670 Albany St., on the Boston University Medical Campus. A continental breakfast will be available at 8:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.
This message was sent to all faculty, students and staff on BUMC on Friday, September 24, 2010 Today is National Post-Doc Appreciation day and I am delighted to announce that we are launching an office on the medical campus that will be focused on support of this critical constituency of Boston University. The Office of […]
David Sherr, PhD, a professor of environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health, has been named a recipient of Boston University’s highly sought-after Ignition Award, which he will use toward the development of a drug to prevent and treat breast cancer. Ignition Awards are presented to four BU researchers twice a year by […]
There will be doctors in the house—as well as nurses and medical and public health students—for tonight’s eclectic program of jazz, blues, pop, and Latin music to benefit the Boston Medical Center Food Pantry . And if last year’s sold-out collaboration between the BU Medical Campus Band and Berklee College of Music musicians was any […]
The National Cancer Institute’s Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer has tapped a multidisciplinary research team, comprising members of the Charles River and Medical Campuses, to launch a training center to help grow the next generation of nanomedicine researchers in cancer. The announcement comes with a five-year, $2 million grant. An offshoot of nanotechnology, nanomedicine is […]
The Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research is holding “Retreat Day: Collaborative Research and Future Growth” on Monday, Sept. 20. Evans Center Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARC) Directors will present summaries of ARC research achievements and plans from this first year. ARCs include investigators from the medical campus and across campuses who share common interests in […]
Boston University has received a gift of $900,000 from Sovereign Bank, a part of Banco Santander, half of which will go to Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) to support international field practicum experiences for students. The gift of $450,000 to BUSPH over three years will be awarded to international health students with […]