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BU students reflect on internship, research opportunities for second summer in pandemic

Yiran Yu April 26, 2021
From research to interning abroad, students find unique ways to optimize the summer break.
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BU hosts symposium on immigrant health care, advocates health equity for all

Yiran Yu April 16, 2021
For World Chagas Day, BU experts spoke at a symposium on the importance of immigrant health care.
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COVID-19 exacerbates Massachusetts DOC health care shortcomings

Colbi Edmonds March 11, 2021
Michael Horrell, a staff attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts — an organization focused on protecting civil rights of people in prisons — said the pandemic has worsened the quality of health care in the state’s correctional facilities, which has “never been great.”
Boston Medical Center. The BMC received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston Medical Center receives its first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Juncheng Quan December 20, 2020
The vaccine arrived at BMC, which is affiliated with BU's School of Medicine, on Dec. 14.
EDITORIAL: Telemedicine trivializes visit to doctor through texts

EDITORIAL: Telemedicine trivializes visit to doctor through texts

Editors April 7, 2016

What would you share with your doctor? People are sending photos of rashes on a diverse array of body parts to their doctors for advice or a diagnosis in a new practice known as “telemedicine,” The...

EDITORIAL: For-profit eating disorder treatment centers take advantage of wealthy, ignore poor

EDITORIAL: For-profit eating disorder treatment centers take advantage of wealthy, ignore poor

Editors March 16, 2016

People have finally found a way to profit from others’ eating disorders. Residential, for-profit eating disorder centers are taking advantage of funding from the Affordable Care Act’s increased coverage...

Justina Pelletier and her family gave a statement in front of the Massachusetts State House Thursday about their lawsuit against Boston Children’s Hospital. PHOTO BY ADRIANA DIAZ/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pelletier family files lawsuit against Boston Children’s Hospital

Lexi Peery March 1, 2016

The family of Justina Pelletier, 17, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Boston Children’s Hospital for its alleged mistreatment of Justina and her parents. Rev. Patrick Mahoney, who acts as a spokesperson...

EDITORIAL: New app simplifies birth control, eliminates doctors

EDITORIAL: New app simplifies birth control, eliminates doctors

Editors January 26, 2016

Vagina owners, rejoice — birth control is now easier than ever to get ahold of. Nurx is a new app that allows women to order birth control and have it delivered to their doors, according to the app’s...

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