Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH, a professor of medicine and community health sciences at BUSM and BUSPH, has been installed as the president of the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) and The ABAM Foundation. Samet will serve in this volunteer position for two years. In this role he will lead ABAM in the […]
The Faculty Staff Assistance Office (FSAO) is now open on the Boston University Medical Campus. FSAO provides University employees with free and confidential counseling and referrals for personal or work-related issues. Bonnie Jean Teitleman directs the office and Karen Brouhard, a FSAO counselor with clinical interests that include interpersonal violence and autism spectrum disorders, works […]
In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance is approximately 400 percent higher than comparable costs paid by the government in the United Kingdom (U.K.). These findings, from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance […]
A team of scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel compound that inhibits viruses from replicating. The findings, which are published online in the Journal of Virology, could lead to the development of highly targeted compounds to block the replication of poxviruses, such as the emerging infectious disease Monkeypox. The […]
The inclement weather of winter will be upon us soon and construction on the student residence is keeping pace by meeting major milestones. By Dec. 24 all window installation in the residential portion of the building will be completed. Temporary electrical power will be initiated by Dec. 30 allowing general building services such as heat […]
Douglas Hughes, MD, has been named the new associate dean of academic affairs. Hughes replaces Sharon M. Levine, MD, who has stepped down due to her expanded national leadership roles in academic medicine and geriatrics as well as the continued pursuit for national dissemination of the Chief Resident Immersion Training Program in Geriatrics, which she […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol. The findings, which appear on-line in Circulation, may have significant public health implications. Adenosine is a metabolite produced naturally […]
Robert D. Oates, MD, FACS, vice-chairman of urology and director of both the urology Fellowship and Residency training programs at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been elected President of the New England Fertility Society (NEFS). The announcement was made at the NEFS quarterly meeting in Cambridge, Mass. Oates, a urologist at Boston Medical […]
Professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at BUSM Martin Kroll, MD, recently authored the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) publication guideline, EP24-A2, Assessment of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Laboratory Tests Using Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves; Approved Guideline—Second Edition. This document provides a protocol for evaluating the accuracy of a test to discriminate between two […]
Interior work on the student residence is well underway with significant progress in the areas of plumbing, electrical and drywall. Specifically all plumbing has been roughed-in with the exception of the ninth floor, the main electrical pad providing service to the residence is installed, and dry wall work has begun with each floor taking approximately six days to complete.