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GSDM's Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye Comments on Possible Dietary Treatment for Periodontal Disease
In a commentary published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association November 2010 Issue, Professor Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye weighs in on the findings of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, which were also published in the same issue. The researchers found that n-3 fatty acid intake is inversely... More
BUSPH's Malcolm Bryant to Head APHA's International Health Section
In his 25-plus years as a public health physician, Malcolm Bryant has devoted much of his time to designing and implementing maternal and child health programs around the world. Now, he will be putting his expertise to use shaping global health programming and policy in a new way beginning this November. Bryant, MBBS, MPH, an associate... More
Koh Tells BU Colleagues: Health Reform Will Improve Prevention
Many Americans are focused on the insurance regulation aspects of healthcare reform -- who will be covered, for what, and when. Not the case for Howard Koh, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) graduate and former faculty member of BUSPH and Boston University School of Medicine who is now assistant secretary for health in... More
MED’s First Student Residence, Groundbreaking on $40 million complex
Officials broke ground yesterday on the Medical Campus’ first student residence, an endeavor that will provide affordable housing for students who may face up to $170,000 in bills for their medical school education. “This facility will make the burden of a medical education a little bit lighter to carry,” said President Robert A. Brown as a warm, blustery wind whipped the tent where city officials, trustees, donors, administrators, and School of Medicine faculty and students had gathered. More
TB Risk Higher Among Health Care Workers in South Africa, New Study Finds
Health care workers in South Africa are at increased risk of acquiring drug-resistant tuberculosis -- a transmission pattern that should be addressed through policies that prioritize occupational risk reduction for health care workers, according to a new study co-authored by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher. The study by a team including BUSPH Epidemiology... More
GSDM Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Team Returns to Ukraine
Chair of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Dr. Pushkar Mehra led a carefully selected surgical team to Dnepropetrovysk, Ukraine in September 2010. During the eight-day trip, the team performed more than 50 consultations and surgeries on underserved children affected... More
Biochemistry-Medicine Joint Seminar Series: Molecular Mechanisms of Aging: Nov. 2, 16, and Dec. 9
The Department of Biochemistry and the Evans Center in the Department of Medicine are sponsoring their first joint, thematic seminar series. The purpose of the series is to highlight a cutting edge topic in biology with disease relevance. The theme for the fall series is “Molecular Mechanisms of Aging”. Tuesday, November 2, ... More
CSI: BU Offers Nation’s Only Master’s in Forensic Anthropology
The forensics lab is Hollywood-perfect: cramped, fluorescent-lit, skeletal remains splayed on five tables under a ceiling that’s cracked and discolored in spots. At one table, students Danielle Trull-Donahue and David Agoada pore over a heartbreaking cache—the tiny bones of a child—trying to decipher all they can about the human being that these remains once were. Welcome... More
GSDM's Dr. Erdjan Salih Uncovers Missing Link
The Journal of Biological Chemistry recently published an article titled, "The Isolation and Characterization of Glycosylated Phosphoproteins From Herring Fish Bones," written by Associate Professor Dr. Erdjan Salih and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston, Drs. Hi-Yan Zhou and Melvin Glimcher. The article is based on a research discovery made by the... More
Oct. 29 Pike Conference to Examine Care and Advocacy for America's Veterans, Sponsored by BU Schools of Law and Public Health
One in four veterans of the 1991 Gulf War suffer from an illness caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, according to a BUSPH-based research panel. Almost two decades after the war ended, however, no effective treatments have been found. This year's Pike Conference will explore the post-Gulf War experience of veterans seeking medical help, the problems encountered and concrete advocacy steps that can be taken to improve the quality of care. More
BUSM to Break Ground on New Student Residence, Oct. 28
Members of Boston University’s (BU) administration along with elected officials from the Boston community will celebrate the groundbreaking for the long-awaited construction of a student residence on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. at 815 Albany Street on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). The nine-story, $40 million structure is designed by Beacon Architectural Associates with... More
Vegetable Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk of Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer in African American Women
Investigators from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have reported that African American women who consume more vegetables are less likely to develop estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer than women with low vegetable intake. The study results, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, were based on data from the Black... More
Notch Signaling in Leukemia, Oct. 13 Seminar
Join the BUSM Pulmonary Center on Wednesday, Oct. 13, as it hosts distinguished visitor, Dr. Jon C. Aster, MD, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology of Harvard Medical School’s Brigham & Women's Hospital. Dr. Aster will speak on the biology of Notch, specifically “Notch Signaling in Leukemia.” This seminar will be... More
Oct. 13 BUSPH Public Health Forum: Roadmap to Health Care Reform
Join Stacy Kern-Scheerer, JD, MPH, assistant counsel with the U.S. Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel, as she presents the talk "Roadmap to Reform: The Legislative Process Behind Federal Health Reform" at the BUSPH Public Health Forum on Wednesday, October 13 at noon. The U.S. Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel is the nonpartisan office of... More
National Depression Screening Day, Oct. 7, Free Anonymous Screenings
Mental health experts from BU Behavioral Medicine will be on the medical campus to provide depression screenings at BU School of Public Health, Talbot 106 E on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2- 6 p.m. The screening is simple and free, and can help identify if you might be experiencing symptoms of depression, other mood problems, More
GSDM Faculty Discusses Methodological Issues in Research at International Symposium
Research Associate Professor Dr. Sok-Ja Janket was invited as a special lecturer to the Seoul National University Symposium in early September. The Symposium was a forum to determine the curriculum of epidemiologic education in dental/public health graduate schools. Her lecture was the keynote speech and was titled, "Methodological Issues in Oral and Systemic Health Research.” Her... More
BUSM’s Sege Finds Unemployment Linked with Child Maltreatment
The stresses of poverty have long been associated with child abuse and neglect. In a study presented Sunday, Oct. 3, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, researchers directly linked an increased unemployment rate to child maltreatment one year later. “When times are bad, children suffer,” said study author... More
Epigenetics in Lung Cancer: From the Bench to the Beside, Oct. 7 Seminar
Join the BUSM Pulmonary Center on Thursday, Oct. 7, as it hosts distinguished visitor, Vice President for Research and Director of the Lung Cancer/Population Sciences Programs at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center in Albuquerque Steven Belinsky, PhD. Dr. Belinsky will speak on “Epigenetics in Lung Cancer: From the Bench to the Bedside.”... More
Your Money or Your Life? Bicknell lecturer: health reform must focus on better, not just cheaper, care
The typical American nurse spends one-third of her day focused not on patient care but on documentation, such as taking computer data and printing it out, only to reenter it in another computer. Only 3 percent of physicians contact their patients by email, “which is smaller than the number of priests who email their parishioners,” according to Harvard economist David Cutler. Those were among the many medical inefficiencies Cutler cited Friday in the School of Public Health’s 11th annual Bicknell Lecture, Controlling Health Care Costs: Your Money or Your Life? More
Study Finds Language Barriers may Play Role in Health Care Disparities
Researchers from Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) and have found that individuals who do not speak English at home are less likely to receive colorectal cancer screenings (CRC) as compared to those who do speak English at home. The findings, which currently appear on-line in the Journal of... More
Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Pharmaceuticals Found in Wastewater
Pharmaceuticals are an emerging contaminant for aquatic ecosystems due to discharge of treated wastewater effluent. Using zebrafish as a model organism, Dr. Joanna Wilson has been testing the developmental, reproductive and transcriptional impacts of four common, environmentally relevant pharmaceuticals. Several of these pharmaceuticals are known to have reproductive side effects in humans. ... More
GSDM Student Saves Life on Transatlantic Flight
Mohammed Nadershah OMFS 11 was recently a passenger on a Lufthansa Boston to Frankfurt, Germany transatlantic flight when disaster struck. An announcement came through the cabin asking for any doctors on board to help with a medical emergency. Armed with the experience he had gained as a resident in the Boston University Henry M. Goldman... More
Oct. 1 Bicknell Lecture, "Controlling Health Care Costs: Your Money or Your Life?"
What will happen to the cost of health care under the Obama Administration's new national health care law? Hear leading experts discuss this topic and others regarding controlling health care costs as part of the 2010 William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health "Controlling Health Care Costs: Your Money or Your Life?" at Boston University School of Public Health. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, on the first floor auditorium of 670 Albany St., on the Boston University Medical Campus. A continental breakfast will be available at 8:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. More
Establishment of Office of Post-doctoral Affairs (OPA)
This message was sent to all faculty, students and staff on BUMC on Friday, September 24, 2010 Today is National Post-Doc Appreciation day and I am delighted to announce that we are launching an office on the medical campus that will be focused on support of this critical constituency of Boston University. The Office of... More
David Sherr Wins BU Ignition Award to Advance Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment
David Sherr, PhD, a professor of environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health, has been named a recipient of Boston University's highly sought-after Ignition Award, which he will use toward the development of a drug to prevent and treat breast cancer. Ignition Awards are presented to four BU researchers twice a year by the... More