Yea-Hung ChenJan 4, 2023
Great piece in USA Today highlighting research by Andrew Stokes and Rafeya Raquib at #busph on discrepancies between #excessmortality and #covid mortality across the US. Such discrepancies are possibly indicative of under-reporting of COVID mortality. The piece focuses on three settings: #Navajo Nation, #pdx, and #ruraltexas. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2022/12/28/uncounted-covid-deaths-disparities/10590932002/
The uncounted: People of color are dying at much higher rates than what COVID data suggests

The true toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on many communities of color is worse than previously known.

USA TODAY
Yea-Hung ChenDec 23, 2022

Analysis of national VA data by #busph researchers finds relative #excessmortality of 1.17 among White #veterans between March and Dec 2020, 1.40 among Native American veterans, 1.32 among Black veterans, and 1.26 among Hispanic veterans.

#covid #covid19 #healthdisparities #veteranshealthadministration #pandemic

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6773.14112

Jessica KantDec 17, 2022
This makes me extremely proud as a #BUSPH alum and a BU lecturer. Aside from being one of the kindest and most brilliant deans I've ever had the privilege of interacting with, Dean Galea has been outspoken about the critical need to recognize misinformation and hate as a true threat to #PublicHealth. Today @ucsc joined the #fediverse, and I hope to see BUSPH here soon too! #academia #science #epiverse #BostonUniversity
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2022/reconsidering-our-engagement-with-twitter/
Reconsidering our School's Engagement with Twitter

Show threadJessica KantDec 16, 2022

@sarahewalsh @m_clem same! Now waiting for #BUSPH to come to #Mastodon!

psst, Dean Galea, there's a @med-mastodon.com if it helps..

Show threadSarah WalshDec 15, 2022
@m_clem I've been impressed with Galeo's leadership on a lot of issues, this is merely the latest. Makes one proud to be a #BUSPH alum.