Michelle S Samuels

[Kimberly Sullivan @KimSullivanBU]

Gulf War veterans continue to suffer from toxic wounds from chemical exposures 30 years after the war. Our research is focused on identifying much needed treatments for our ailing veterans.

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

As the number of daily cases of #COVID19 declines, Massachusetts has started to rollback restrictions, leaving many experts concerned.

Davidson Hamer & Robert Horsburgh weigh in: "It will come back again if we let down our guard." @BostonGlobe @BUexperts https://t.co/2Jk0s6Q35r

[Kevin Griffith @AssumeNormality]

New BU Lab Studies Medicaid, Where Racism, Poverty, and COVID-19 Meet (featuring @shaferpr @meganbcole @SarahHallGordon)

https://t.co/TABLigaU7T

[Boston University @BU_Tweets]

A nationwide study, co-led by @BUSPH researcher @DrSarahLipson, reveals a majority of students say mental health has impacted their academic performance. https://t.co/2V5V8jrpUg

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

Being single in a pandemic is super hard, but ⁦@EpiCOVIDCorps⁩ has you covered with tips on how to catch feels, not COVID! Check out their instagram for more👇🏼👇🏼 https://t.co/3BYQ4NxylS

[Michelle S Samuels @M_S_Samuels]

As their civil rights advance, more women w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities are starting families. But a study by @BUSPH researcher (& @SpecialOlympics coach) @ERubenstein90 shows they face major disparities in maternal health outcomes & care. ➡️https://t.co/8CVkawRL5T

[Sandro Galea @sandrogalea]

Physical and mental health depend on material resources; a generous stimulus is necessary medicine for ending the pandemic. Thoughts in @PsychToday: https://t.co/Bv7mq7QwUD

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

A new SPH study shows that receiving unemployment assistance directly translates to people's ability to put food on the table, cutting a person’s risk of food insecurity by a third.

Read more on these findings ➡️ https://t.co/9NEFKH8NpD

@JuliaRaifman @BUexperts @JacobBor

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

The success of our communities depends on the health of all of us.

A new study led by SPH researchers as part of the @harvardcchange #TRECH Project shows that investment in infrastructure that promotes cycling & walking saves lives & billions of dollars. https://t.co/kxlMzHiwUx

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

Still on the fence about face mask mandates? Don't worry, we've got you covered (pun intended!).

In a new pre-print, @EpiCOVIDCorps students led by Dr @MarthaWerler find that states with mask mandates *subsequently* have lower COVID cases:
https://t.co/Yvs9hP3itA

[Jon Levy @jonlevyBU]

1. There were many important executive orders issued by @POTUS yesterday, so it's easy to overlook one with the wonky title of "Modernizing Regulatory Review". But it is key to addressing the intersection of the climate crisis and racial justice.

THREAD

https://t.co/cZlj7LDfPQ

[Michelle S Samuels @M_S_Samuels]

Congrats to @BUSPH researchers @shaferpr @meganbcole & alum @JackieeEllison on having a study named one of @Health_Affairs's Top 10 of 2020!

Read more about the study: https://t.co/3vHorV5RUJ @BUexperts

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

President-elect @JoeBiden recently announced his plan to distribute all doses of #COVID19 vaccines.

@iddocgill discusses what this could mean for the spread of the virus and why he considers maximizing first-dose distribution the best option at this time.
https://t.co/lYaCUhw10k

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

"COVID has brought to light what is happening behind bars," says alum Dana Rice (SPH'10), assistant prof of the Public Health Leadership Program @UNCpublichealth, who studies the impact of mass criminalization & mass incarceration on public health. More ➡️ https://t.co/r3czYTKBpL

[Michelle S Samuels @M_S_Samuels]

New study led by @BUSPH Prof @EmRothman w/ @IUSPH researchers has good news and bad news about young people and porn:

Good: very few 14-17yos are treating porn as a how-to.

Bad: porn is the leading source of how-to info cited by 18-24yos.

https://t.co/Zviq9KPcNE @BUexperts

[Michelle S Samuels @M_S_Samuels]

(Before news came that the Senate flipped) @BUSPH health policy experts @shaferpr & @nhuberfeld1 outlined what @JoeBiden can do to improve healthcare access no matter what logjams Congress gets into:

https://t.co/IAHhypsvcH

@sarahkliff @BUexperts

[Sarah Kliff @sarahkliff]

Six health policies that Dems may pursue with new majority (from most likely to least likely, imho):

1. Improvements to the ACA
2. Closing the Medicaid gap
3. Reducing drug prices
4. Lowering Medicare enrollment age
5. Public option
6. Medicare for All

https://t.co/IvTnJ9tni0

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

Due to low reported numbers, many assume Africa “dodged” #COVID19.

But, a new SPH study found over 15% of people arriving at Lusaka's main morgue tested positive for COVID, indicating that low numbers are due to a lack of testing across the continent. https://t.co/dYrTv2Crts

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

2020 was undoubtedly defined by the novel coronavirus. And it changed everything.

“For better or worse, everyone knows that we exist," says @EpiEllie.

Check out the wide-ranging #COVID19 work from our community here ➡️ https://t.co/lYFvBWMcD5

#SPH45 #SPHTY20

[Boston University School of Public Health @BUSPH]

In a year defined by the new coronavirus, every member of the SPH community—students, staff, faculty, and alumni—put their shoulder to the wheel, both locally and globally.

Check out the wide-ranging #COVID19 work from our community here ➡️ https://t.co/W2t89Zvn7Y