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A Boston University School of Public Health study finds consistent inequalities in the air pollution across Massachusetts. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE PHOTO

SPH study links gun access with increased homicide

Becca Moszka October 25, 2017

A recent study led by Boston University School of Public Health researcher Michael Siegel found a positive correlation between rates of homicide and firearm accessibility. The study, published in...

GAMADES: "Shock" doesn't apply to mass shootings anymore

GAMADES: “Shock” doesn’t apply to mass shootings anymore

Lucy Gamades October 6, 2015

There are a lot of words that people use in the wake of tragedies: devastated, angry, heartbroken, shocked. But I am not shocked. “Shocked” is not the right word for mass shootings in America. Saddened,...

A study published Wednesday found that consuming large flavored alcoholic beverages can increase risk for binge drinking and related alcohol injuries for underage drinkers. PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Flavored alcohol may increase risk of binge drinking, related injuries

Keela Sweeney March 6, 2015

Super-sized flavored alcoholic beverages can increase the risk of binge drinking and alcohol-related injuries for underage drinkers, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Boston University found...

Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health examined household gun ownership and homicide rates over a period of almost 20 years and found a strong correlation between gun ownership and non-stranger homicides. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUSPH researchers find correlation between gun ownership, non-stranger homicide

Michelle Marino October 7, 2014

The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut took the lives of 26 children and adults, making it the second most deadly school shooting in U.S. history. The tragedy has fueled...

Just one more: Researchers at BU, Boston Medical Center find alcohol policy “environment” and adult binge drinking levels to be inversely related

Becca DeGregorio September 1, 2014

[rawr][/rawr]Bands are marching, books are opening and brigades of parents are driving away teary-eyed and eager for Thanksgiving. It’s fall semester, and Boston University students can look forward...

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