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July 10, 2022

 
 
 

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RESEARCH

Tweets Suggest People Consumed Healthier Foods during the Pandemic

From May 2020 to January 2021, proportions of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic estimates, while fast-food and alcohol tweets decreased by 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively, according to a new study led by Elaine Nsoesie and alum Mark Hernandez (SPH'21).

 

LGBTQ+ HEALTH

Transgender and Nonbinary Health Care Professionals are Changing the Exclusionary Health Care System

Alum Rachael Sorcher (SPH’21) reported this story as an MPH student and 2021 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Fellow exploring how transgender and nonbinary healthcare workers, such as Candace Nguyen (pictured), are helping TGNB patients as they seek gender-affirming care.

 
 

SCHOOL NEWS

Professors Awarded for Early Career Work in Urban Health, Disease Prediction

As new Junior Faculty Fellows at BU's Hariri Institute for Computing, Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences, and Shariq Mohammed, assistant professor of biostatistics, will further their research and connect with other experts in the computational and data sciences field.

 

RESEARCH

Novel Genetic Link Identified for Alzheimer's Risk among Women

A new study co-led by Lindsay Farrer could provide more insight into why Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent in women.

 
 

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EDUCATION

Redesigned SPH Course Examines Disability Across the Lifecourse

Designed by alum Mallory Cyr (SPH'15), the new course expands beyond the traditional lens of only addressing the needs of children with special healthcare needs to center equity, justice, and disability at all stages of life.

 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Cannabis Possession Arrests

States that decriminalized or legalized marijuana significantly reduced arrest rates among both Black and White youth, writes PHP fellow Barbara Espinosa.

 
 

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Practically Speaking: The Importance of College Student Mental Health

In this PHX webinar, Sarah Lipson discusses three lessons learned from her extensive research on the mental health needs and service utilization of college students. 

 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Stripped Aid

In the last installment of Public Health Post's series on criminalization and stigma among sex workers, PHP fellow Bethany Hallenborg speaks with Bella Blue, a New Orleans sex worker, about her experiences working in the industry for the past 15 years, the issues sex workers face in the US, and the exacerbation of these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
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In the Media.

 
 
 

BOSTON GLOBE

Keep a Sharp Eye Out for COVID-19 Symptoms Now That Fourth Gatherings Have Passed, Experts Say 

Quotes Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health.

 

VOX

Who Overturning Roe Hurts Most, Explained in 7 Charts 

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

 

US NEWS

U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.

 

CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Women may be at a higher risk of miscarriage during the summer, study finds

Quotes Amelia Wesselink, research assistant professor of epidemiology.

 

NBC10 BOSTON

Are People Still Dying From COVID-19? Here's What Boston Doctors Say

Interview with Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology.

 

TASK & PURPOSE

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

Quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health.

 
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More salads, less McDonald’s—during the first year of #COVID19, tweets about fast food and #alcohol dropped, while tweets about healthy foods increased, according to new research by alum Mark Hernandez and Prof. @ensoesie. Read more: https://ctt.ec/fntcr+

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