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Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, Receives Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Award
She delivered the honorary Fellow Award Lecture, and the opening keynote R.T. Hall Lecture at the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. More
6th Annual Stanfield Lecture Emphasizes Importance of Doctor-Patient Relationship
In delivering the keynote lecture, Stephen Tringale, MD’90, assistant professor of family medicine, told the 175th entering class that the doctor-patient relationship is one of the most important healing tools they will possess. More
Jonathan Wisco, PhD, Named September’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month
The nominators say, “Dr. Wisco is an amazing teacher!” More
Karan Kacy Smith Named Distinguished Staff of the Month for September
The nominators say, “Karan is one of the best mentors I’ve ever had!” More
Preparing Clinicians for the International Anti-LGBTQI+ Crisis
According to a perspective by Carl G. Streed, Jr., MD, MPH, and Sarah Kimball, MD, in the New England Journal of Medicine, the medical community should build systems that are responsive to this population. More
Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds
More than 40 percent of football, soccer, ice hockey, and other contact sport participants under age 30 had signs of the degenerative brain disease, including the first American woman soccer player to be diagnosed. More
BU CTE Center Publishes Largest CTE Case Series Ever in Youth, High School, College Athletes Who Died Young
Study details more than 60 cases of CTE diagnosed in athletes under age 30, including first American woman soccer player diagnosed with CTE. More
Researchers Describe Rebuilding, Regenerating Lung Cells
Discovery may lead to new approaches for repairing lungs damaged by a variety of injuries or genetic mutations. More
Playing Football May Increase the Risk for Developing Parkinson’s Disease
Study by BU’s CTE Center and the Michael J. Fox Foundation finds risk for brain disorder increases with more years of playing football, even at amateur level. More
STaRS, UROP, SPIN Scholars Present at GMS Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
The cohort included six second-year undergraduates, seven third-year undergraduates, three fourth-year undergraduates and one Boston University medical student. The scholars come from colleges and universities across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. More