Boston University School of Public Health's latest news, upcoming events, and announcements.
 
 

SPH This Week

April 28, 2019
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Program
 
Medicare for All. Is It Really Feasible?
 
 
Apr 29
4:30 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
 
 
Research
 
 
Massive Study Will Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths
 
Within MassHEAL, an $89 million, BMC-based project, SPH researchers to lead data management and methodology, communication strategy, and prevention-based interventions.
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
Empowering Girls in the Community through Running
 
The new Girls on the Run site at the Blackstone Community Center will improve girls’ confidence, compassion, and connectedness with peers and adults.
 
Research
 
 
Experimental PET Scan Detects Signs of CTE in Living Former NFL Players
 
Tau protein buildup in brains of living former NFL players with cognitive, mood, and behavior symptoms consistent with pattern seen in brains of deceased people with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
Medicare for All—Is It Feasible?
 
The current political and economic environment makes the likelihood of passage of such reforms slim. But it seems improbable that we can sustain the current illogical system with its high costs and poor outcomes.
 
 
Research
 
 
What Does Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Fraud Look Like?
 
With insurance claim data and mystery shoppers, developing tool to identify fraudulent “sober homes.”
 
PHX
 
 
Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials
 
Knowing how to effectively develop a clinical trial can take your research to the next level. Learn more about the design and conduct of clinical trials during Summer Institute 2019.
 
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Medicaid’s Remarkable Endurance
 
Over more than five decades, Medicaid has become the nation’s largest public health program and one of its most indispensable. Its sheer size and budgetary demands represent an ongoing challenge, even as its revenue helps fuel state economies.
 
 
SPH Snapshot
 
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SPH Snapshot: April 22-26, 2019
 
Scenes from the week on campus, from Needle Take-Back Day to a Boston Harbor cruise.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Vox
 
Our Incel Problem — quotes Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
NBC News
 
Vaping Teens Exposed to as Much Nicotine as Tobacco Smokers But Don’t Know It — quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health.
 
 
Boston Globe
 
New Research Grant Will Enable Framingham Heart Study to Explore Biology of Aging — quotes Vasan Ramachandran, professor of epidemiology.
 
 
PBS News Hour
 
Coverage of Mass Killings Is Bad for Mental Health—Yet Makes People Seek More — quotes Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
Healio
 
Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Linked to Lower Risk of Recurrent Gout Flare — quotes Tuhina Neogi, professor of epidemiology.
 
 
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Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Medicare for All. Is It Really Feasible?
 
Monday, April 29, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
 
Tuesday, April 30, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Crosstown 305.
 
 
SPH Awards Ceremony
 
Friday, May 17, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
SPH Convocation Ceremony
 
Saturday, May 18, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, 100 Ashford Street, Boston, MA.
 
 
Spring Celebration
 
Monday, May 20, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Talbot Green.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Geneva
 
Tuesday, May 21, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, Geneva, 11, Quai du Mont Blanc, 1201 Genève 1, Suisse.
 
 
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