‘It’s Just an Amazing Attachment to Have on Your Foundational Education’

BU Basketball standout Walter Whyte learned to love public health and earned his MPH while having a career-best season. Re ad more.

RESEARCH

Weight Patterns over Lifespan May Predict Dementia Risk

Monitoring weight patterns across the lifespan could provide vital opportunities to reduce dementia risk through early intervention, according to a new study led by Rhoda Au. See the findings.

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The Commercial Determinants of Health

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE

Join SPH for a conversation that will feature contributing authors from the book The Commercial Determinants of Health to discuss why commercial determinants matter and how the field stands to grow and evolve.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Anti-Life Legislation

Is cancer considered a medical exception in abortion bans? It's unclear, and anti-abortion states are now left with few choices, writes PHP fellow Hannah Tremont in a new Viewpoint. Re ad more.

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Brush Up on Quantitative Methods with New PHX Course

The free, short course is designed to be a primer or refresher for those who have been away from these methods and techniques for some time. Register here.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Preemption or Premonition?

If allowed to mandate paid sick leave, counties could prevent at least 10 percent of deaths from external causes among young adults, writes PHP fellow Abby Outterson in a new databyte. Re ad more.

RESEARCH

The Adverse Health Effects of Disaster-Related Trauma

A study led by Koichiro Shiba has found that Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience disaster-related home loss, and they are also more likely to develop functional limitations following the disaster. Re ad more.

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In the Media.

THE HILL

Could Old Coronavirus Variants Ever Come Back?

Quotes Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.

BOSTON GLOBE

COVID Is Still Killing People Every Day. But Its Main Victims Have Changed.

Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health, and mentions research by Levy and Jacob Bor, associate professor of global health and epidemiology.

WGBH

Is It Time for Massachusetts Lawmakers to Declare War on Booze?

Interview with David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & mannagement.

NBC10

Boston Doctors Explain What to Know as Norovirus Cases Spread in Mass

Quotes Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology.

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