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Sargent professor uses iron deficiency study in new ways

Mara Mellits March 3, 2023
Dr. Hagere Yilma of SAR worked with the Reduction in Anemia through Normative Innovation project to research how social norms impact iron deficiency.
BU student testing for COVID-19

Students reflect on continued COVID-19 requirements for Fall semester, visa struggles

Tanisha Bhat July 1, 2021
As virus variants contribute to infection rates, many students support the few remaining measures.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Vaccine passports are reasonable and necessary, but come with risks of disparity

Editors April 6, 2021
Vaccine passports can be inequitable, but are ultimately inevitable for safe travels and normalcy.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Bipartisanship is unattainable with Trumpism still ruling the Republican Party

Luca Becker April 2, 2021
Until the GOP rids themselves of Trumpism, true bipartisanship is unattainable.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: The temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 24, 2021
It’s always good to be cautious of health risks that could cause serious illnesses or even death.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker credits mask-wearing for fewer cases of influenza and other illnesses in the state this year compared to previous years. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

COVID-19 guidelines are slowing spread of other illnesses

Samuele Petruccelli September 13, 2020
“Because people are doing such a good job in Massachusetts for the most part around wearing masks and distancing,” Baker said, “ear infections, sore throats, strep throats, traditional respiratory infections, a whole bunch of things, separate and apart from [COVID-19], are just way down.”
A member of the National Guard prepares COVID-19 test samples in Cheyenne, Wyoming. COURTESY OF JACQUELINE MARSHALL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

How various BU departments are tackling the pandemic

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
Boston University researchers are hard at work in the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories while others develop data collection technology to ensure students can return safely and stay healthy on campus in the coming months.
BENNAIM: Saying goodbye to Ebola

BENNAIM: Saying goodbye to Ebola

Amid Bennaim November 11, 2015

Back in the late summer of 2014, I remember thinking that it was illogical for people to get all caught up in the Ebola craze. I realized that cable news networks had the hard job of filling up 24 hours...

RENNER: Everything in moderation

RENNER: Everything in moderation

Elise Renner November 3, 2015

What did the Mets fan say to the Royals fan eating a hot dog? “I heard those those cause cancer.” The World Health Organization came out with a report Oct. 26 that now classifies processed meat,...

Researchers discover hormone in male mosquitoes that may aid in the prevention of Malaria

Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2013

It’s kind of hard to believe that scientists study the mating hormones of mosquitoes, but a new discovery in the field could lead to the potential prevention of the spread of malaria. Malaria is an...

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