Author: Lisa Brown

BMC to Hold Workplace Violence Drill Sept. 16

Please be advised that on Thursday, Sept. 16, Boston Medical Center will be conducting a workplace violence (Code Green) DRILL during the evening hours. The event will take place in and around the Moakley Building, 830 Harrison Ave. The drill will test the hospital’s response to workplace violence. In addition to BMC staff, it will […]

BUMC Band Jams with Berklee Musicians Sept. 17 to Benefit BMC Food Pantry

On Friday, Sept. 17, musicians from the Berklee College of Music, in the spirit of reciprocity, will play with the BUMC Band in a concert to benefit BMC’s Food Pantry. The BUMC Band is a diverse ensemble composed of medical students, faculty and staff whose mission is to foster interpersonal relation at the medical center […]

BUSPH's Heiger-Bernays: Time to Revisit Food Safety Regulations

Since mid-August, more than half a billion eggs have been recalled after hundreds of people became sick with possible salmonella poisoning. It is the largest national outbreak associated with salmonella enteritidis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To prevent future outbreaks, the entire U.S. food safety regulation program needs to be revisited, […]

Veterans Event Draws Student Volunteers With Ties to Armed Forces

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri led a team of volunteers at the Massachusetts Stand Down at Clifford Park on August 27 and 28. The two-day event, presented by the VA Boston Healthcare System in cooperation with Volunteers of […]

Your Brain on Yoga: Calmer, More Content, According to BUSM Study

Even the most mainstream psychiatrists might agree that yoga is like chicken soup—it can’t hurt. But researcher Chris Streeter has gone a step further toward validating yoga’s potential to help treat depression and anxiety. In a study recently released in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, the BU School of Medicine assistant professor of […]

$4 million NIH Grant Establishes Boston Rehabilitation Outcomes Center at BUSPH

Although techniques to measure physical rehabilitation outcomes have been greatly improved in recent years, there is no gold standard to gauge the success of rehabilitation efforts for sick or injured patients. A grant awarded to the Health & Disability Research Institute (HDR Institute) at Boston University School of Public Health aims to address this problem […]

Time for a Change in US Health Care Delivery System

In a paper published in a special edition of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry released in June 2010, Professor and Chair of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia discussed enhancements needed for oral health care services in order to eliminate oral health disparities. The article is titled, “Envisioning Success: the Future […]