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Nearly 60% of College Students with Psychosis Are Not Receiving the Recommended Mental Health Treatment
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (189+ words) Published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the study found that nearly 8 in 10 surveyed college students with psychosis reported needing mental health support. While 8 in 10 students did seek therapy or counseling within the past 12 months, only 4 in 10 students…...
BU ASDA Chapter Receives 2026 Gold Crown Award for Community Service
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (174+ words) The Boston University'American Student Dental Association (BU'ASDA)'chapter won a Gold Crown Award for Community Service at the 2026'ASDA Annual Session'in February." Seitz and Smith'wrote that'receiving the 2026 Gold Crown Award shows that'community services'initiatives'are valuable for dental students to be'involved in'during…...
Adolescents" Knowledge of Legal Capacity to Independently Consent Linked to Higher STI/HIV Testing
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (338+ words) Confidentiality concerns and limitations are significant reasons why adolescents do not seek sexual healthcare. Adolescents who can consent independently to testing, treatment, and prevention services for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV are more likely to receive these services, according…...
Boston University Medical School Graduates Step into Their Futures at Annual Convocations
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (711+ words) Chinyere Kemet (CAMED26), who received her Ph D in biomolecular pharmacology, receives congratulations from mentor Hui Feng, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine associate professor of pharmacology and medicine, at the schools MD/Ph D convocation held at BUs Track & Tennis Center…...
Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World's Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1310+ words) Boston University researchers Britta Lassmann (left) and Nahid Bhadelia (right) are both infectious diseases experts and part of the BEACON leadership team. Last year alone, more than 500, 000 people globally were sickened by cholera'and 6, 500 died. Chikungunya, a mosquito-spread disease that can…...
New Graduates Prepare to Make History
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (823+ words) Public health gained a new cohort of practitioners ready to take on the field's most pressing issues, seek social justice and health equity, and restore trust in science at one of the most challenging times for the field. On Saturday,…...
A Letter to Our Graduates
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (293+ words) Congratulations! You mark a wonderful achievement with your graduation, and all of us at BUSPH are proud of you. You are graduating at a consequential moment for public health. Some may ask why anyone would choose this field right now?...
Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Greater Concern about Emergency Preparedness | SPH
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (507+ words) As of Thursday, May 14, 2026 the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in at least 11 confirmed or suspected cases, including two confirmed deaths and one suspected death." The 18 Americans who were traveling on the cruise ship arrived…...
The Mental Health Gaps Facing Asian American Women, and the BUSSW Professor Addressing Them
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (134+ words) The workshop reflects Dr. Hahm's longstanding commitment to preparing the next generation of social workers to serve AAPI clients with cultural fluency and evidence-based tools. For students entering a field where AAPI communities remain underserved and understudied, her model offers…...
Growing Liver Tissue on Demand Directly in the Body
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (239+ words) Boston University Growing Liver Tissue on Demand Directly in the Body BME's Chris Chen leads a team at the Wyss Institute to combine tissue engineering with synthetic biology, laying the foundation for "smart" solid organ therapies. By Benjamin Boettner, Wyss…...