Epidemiologists at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy in African American women are associated with an increased risk of giving birth to an abnormally large baby. Macrosomia, which is defined as a newborn weighing more than 4,000 grams at birth (approximately 8.8 pounds), […]
Casey Carmichael, a second-year graduate student in the PhD program in Biomolecular Pharmacology, will receive the 2013 Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award from the American Physiological Association. Her winning abstract, “A role for Gai2 proteins in the acute neural control of blood pressure,” is one of three award winning abstracts out of 154 […]
The 2013 Yankee Dental Congress (YDC) was especially celebratory for the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Our School celebrated its 50th anniversary, welcomed back alumni, and saw Nadia Malik DMD 13 honored by the American College of Dentists. At the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, alums reconnected at the GSDM […]
BU Faculty, students and staff are invited to an Addiction Research Seminar, Feb. 14. This seminar will focus on strategies for studying addictions and other complex diseases that integrate population, computational and basic science approaches, and introduce a new cross-disciplinary BU training program for doctoral students engaged in addictions research. Although much has been learned […]
Parents Magazine’s Jan Sheehan spoke to Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Jonathan Shenkin for the February 2013 article, “The Fight Against Cavities.” The article offers tips for keeping young children’s teeth free of decay. Dr. Shenkin’s tips include: Start cleaning the mouth early. “A child can […]
Mark your calendar for the 8th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day on May 22. BUMC faculty, fellows, residents, students and staff who are interested in educational innovations and scholarship are cordially invited to participate in this interactive event. John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day May 22 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, 14th […]
The celebration began with the sound of a voice. The crowd was silenced by the boom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words in his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech as it resonated within the walls of Hiebert Lounge Jan. 28. Faculty, staff and students from BMC and Boston University’s Medical Campus gathered there […]
In a study of communities in Massachusetts with high numbers of opioid overdose deaths, the implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) was associated with a significant reduction in opioid overdose death rates. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) in collaboration with […]
Learn about Chinese healing practices across time and cultures with Linda Barnes, PhD a medical anthropologist and a scholar in the study of world religions. She is a nationally regarded expert in the field of Chinese medicine in the U.S. and has served as an expert reviewer for the National Institutes of Health’s National Center […]
Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) are living longer than ever before, but aging and elderly women with ID face significant health disparities and other challenges. This population can sometimes be invisible. Growing Older, Growing Stronger is a photography exhibit featuring the work of aging women with ID. It was produced using Photo Voice, a participatory […]