A 2020 Pandemic Year in Review: BUSM Steps Up
As the pandemic surpasses the one-year mark, we acknowledge the accomplishments of our resilient BUSM community.
Category: COVID-19
BU Mask Initiative Hits Mark
Medical students have raised more than $1,000 to purchase over 6,000 disposable masks to be distributed to homeless shelters across Boston.
Live COVID Publication Dashboard Available
This dashboard displays the contributions of our researchers working rapidly inform the global community of important findings and data sets.
OHC Satellite Clinic to Open on Medical Campus
The Occupational Health Center (OHC) satellite clinic will open on Monday, Dec. 14, serving BUMC faculty and staff for work-related injuries/illnesses, post-offer examinations, work-related immunizations, pulmonary function tests, and bloodborne pathogen exposures.
Low Levels of 25-Hydoxyitamin D Linked to COVID-19 Risk
The retrospective study showed a strong correlation between higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood levels and lower SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates especially in patients who lived in predominantly African-Americans and Hispanic zip codes.
Where to Eat on the Medical Campus
Are you back on campus and unsure of where to eat your lunch?
Study Outlines Best Practices for Delivering Care Via Telehealth
Using trauma-informed principles in telehealth visits may mitigate health impacts of COVID-19 while increasing engagement in care and opportunities for protective, healing connections.
BU Scientists Awarded $1.9M to Accelerate Coronavirus Research
New funding will support studies at BU’s NEIDL and beyond.
Six Researchers Share in Funding to Combat COVID-19
The MassCPR initiative will share more than $16.5M supporting 62 projects.
Adapting Academic Research Center to SARS-CoV2 Testing Lab
The Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) decided to share what they did so that other institutions could implement their own in-house testing.