Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology at BU School of Medicine Richard K. Babayan, MD, has received the Joseph B. Dowd, MD, New England Section Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Babayan also serves as the Chief of Urology at Boston Medical Center. In recognizing Dr. Babayan, New England Section President, Dr. Mark Plante stated […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center(BMC) have found that chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with all-cause and liver-related mortality in a group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with alcohol problems. The findings appear online/in the current issue of Addiction. HCV is a known cause of […]
On the sunny and crisp fall day in September, volunteers representing the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) participated in the Bay Cove Human Services annual wellness fair at the Gill Wellness Center in Jamaica Plain. Bay Cove Human Services is a private, non-profit corporation that provides a wide range of […]
Garden, recreation space offers students welcome respite Just over a year ago, Karen Antman was strolling past the newly opened Medical Student Residence on Albany Street when she spotted students tossing a football in the small courtyard abutting the building. The tight space called for some creative, and potentially dangerous, catches. “They kept careening into […]
Second Annual BUMC and VA Boston Joining Forces TBI/PTSD Conference Wednesday Dec. 11 9 a.m.-3 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge (14th floor) Learn about the latest updates from renowned PTSD and TBI researchers and clinicians Agenda: 8:45-9:15 a.m. Registration 9:15 a.m. Introductions and discussions of the programs, Drs. Hohler and Kaplan 9:30-10 a.m. PTSD […]
Brian Jack redesigned hospital discharge procedures The problem first came to Brian Jack’s attention 10 years ago. The School of Medicine professor and chair of family medicine noticed that patients at Boston Medical Center (BMC), like patients at most hospitals, were leaving without a good understanding of how to care for themselves in the short […]
BU’s NEIDL moves closer to full operation In an action that moves BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) closer to full operation, a federal court judge has ruled that a Final Supplementary Risk Assessment prepared by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) adequately analyzes the risks associated with research involving pathogens at BioSafety Level […]
For the tenth year, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) volunteers participated in Boston’s Annual Countdown to Kindergarten Citywide Kindergarten Celebration. This year, the celebration took place at the Boston Children’s Museum. Countdown to Kindergarten Boston is a non-profit collaborative that offers resources and events throughout the year to celebrate and […]
Michael J. Fox Foundation sponsored study seeks people without Parkinson’s disease to participate in landmark biomarker study Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) announced that they will participate as one of 23 clinical sites of the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative’s new arm to study populations who may be at increased […]
BUMC IT and Information Security is sponsoring several events on the BU Medical Campus Oct. 9 and 11, so mark your calendar. This coincides with Information Security Awareness Week! Secure Shredding Take this opportunity to get sensitive papers out of your office or home and get them properly destroyed. A shredding truck will be on […]