Boston Medical Center is offering the seasonal influenza vaccine to employees, students, licensed independent practitioners (LIPs) and patients today. All employees, students and LIPs are encouraged to get the seasonal influenza vaccine this year.
In an effort to reduce underage drinking and alcohol abuse, Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) CityLab program in collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health, completed the first phase of a pilot curriculum for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The pilot, titled “Alcohol Education for Youths: A Laboratory-Based Experience,” took […]
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that three active National Football League Pro Bowl players have pledged to join the CSTE Brain Donation Registry. The players include: Matt Birk, Baltimore Ravens; Lofa Tatupu, Seattle Seahawks; and Sean Morey, Arizona Cardinals. These players have decided to donate their brain and spinal cord tissue to the CSTE upon death so that researchers can better understand the effects of trauma on the brain and spinal cord.
On September 1, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) welcomed Dr. George Huang to the position of Herbert Schilder Professor in Endodontics and Director of the Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics. Dr. Huang holds a DDS from Taipei Medical College and a Certificate in Endodontics, a Master of Science in Dentistry, and […]
BUSM will present the Eighth Annual Sue Kim Hanson Lecture in Immunology on Friday, September 11, 2009 at noon in the School’s Keefer Auditorium. The annual lecture honors Sue Kim Hanson, MA, PhD ’02, a former researcher in BUSM’s Pulmonary Center. Kim Hanson, along with her husband and daughter, were passengers on one of the […]
Michael Grodin, professor of health law, bioethics and human rights at BU School of Public Health, was recently awarded the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Diversity Council Justice Award in recognition of his “dedication to peace, justice, public health and human rights.” The Diversity Council is an advisory body of MDPH that advances diversity within […]
On September 9, join Christina Severin, SPH ’95, as she discusses universal health care coverage in Massachusetts. Severin is president of Network Health, a managed-care organization that provides state-subsidized coverage to thousands of residents in Massachusetts. It insures more than 160,000 MassHealth and Commonwealth Care patients, and is one of five non-profits contracted by the […]
Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Vaccines Will Be Available for Students, Faculty and Staff This message is from the Boston Medical Center Flu Task Force — Boston Medical Center will be offering the seasonal influenza vaccine and H1N1 influenza vaccine to employees, students, licensed independent practitioners (LIPs) and patients over the next several months. All employees, […]
BUSM researchers have discovered a novel mechanism that cells use to regulate gene expression. A type of molecule called microRNA is capable of inhibiting expression of select genes. The study, which was spearheaded by Matthew R. Jones, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine and appears on-line in Nature Cell Biology, shows that a specific enzyme […]
The Androgen Clinical Research Unit (ACRU) at Boston Medical Center in conjunction with Boston University is dedicated to conducting research that advances the understanding of the effects of testosterone administration on various clinical outcomes. The mission at ACRU is to evaluate the effects of testosterone on physical function, sexual function, muscle strength, metabolism, cardiovascular risks, […]