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Victoria A. Lopez (right), an MPH student, explains how the wearable temperature sensor on her left arm works to a potential study participant at a restaurant in Chelsea.
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Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

COVID-19

Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn’t Receive It

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Inquisitr

Nurse Denied Life Insurance Coverage Because She Specializes in Addiction Treatment

in Alumni, SPH In the Media

Quotes alum Alex Walley

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, opioids, overdose

UPI

In Massachusetts, Nearly 5 Percent of People Over 11 Abuse Opioids

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids

Boston 25 News

Study: Nearly 5 Percent of Mass. Residents Struggle with Opioid Abuse

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids

Boston Globe

New Study Suggests Opioid Addiction in Mass. Is Much Worse Than Thought

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, overdose

MassLive

Study: 4.6 Percent of Massachusetts Population Has Opioid Use Disorder

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, overdose

WPRI

Study: Nearly 6% of Bristol County, Mass. Residents Addicted to Opioids

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, overdose

HealthDay

In Massachusetts, Almost 1 in 20 Adults and Older Kids Abuse Opioids

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, overdose

Science Daily

Study: 4.6 Percent of Massachusetts Residents Have Opioid Use Disorder

in Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Laura White, associate professor of biostatistics, and Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, overdose

Daily Free Press

Center for the Humanities Tackles Opioid Epidemic in Interdisciplinary Forum

in SPH In the Media

Mentions Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: addiction, opioids

BU Today

Changing the Narrative on Opioids

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: addiction, opioids

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