health care

Students’ startup strives to make caregiving easier

Two Northeastern graduates have launched Power Assist Solutions, a startup that offers a technological solution—a power assist device for wheelchairs—to ease the physical burden placed…

by Greg St. Martin June 1, 2017

Planned Parenthood president to deliver Northeastern law school’s commencement address

Cecile Richards, a globally recognized and respected figure in the field of women’s health and reproductive rights, will deliver the commencement address to law school…

by Greg St. Martin May 19, 2017

Initiative targets national model for oral health

Local and national healthcare leaders convened at a kick-off event for a new Northeastern program aimed at integrating oral health into overall healthcare practice and…

by Angela Herring September 13, 2013

Real life is not a clinical trial

Pharmacy graduate Nick O’Donnell earned an award at the RISE:2013 expo this spring for his work investigating the adverse effects of intravenous sedatives.

by Angela Herring June 5, 2013

Family’s health scare helps student find calling

Industrial engineering major Kendall Sanderson studies how to use systems engineering to streamline the healthcare industry.

by Angela Herring May 2, 2013

3Qs: What to know about this year’s flu season

Mark Douglass, an associate clinical professor of pharmacy, discusses how to protect against the flu—which is experiencing its worst outbreak in a decade—and the importance…

by Casey Bayer January 11, 2013

Understanding the economics of healthcare

Doctoral students in the pharmacy program synthesized economic and clinical information in class and then presented their findings at a national meeting in Las Vegas.

by Angela Herring December 17, 2012

‘Popping in’ on the latest research

From brain computer interfaces to gyroscopes, the next generation of healthcare technologies have something for everyone — and they’re being developed in Northeastern labs.

by Angela Herring November 20, 2012

Global Health Initiative to address neglected tropical diseases

Chemistry and chemical biology professor Michael Pollastri announced the launch of the Integrated Initiative in Global Health at his College of Science Colloquium talk last…

by Angela Herring October 16, 2012

Kristin Madison Affordable Health Care Act

3Qs: The future of the Affordable Care Act

Professor Kristin Madison examines the potential outcomes of the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on President Obama’s signature health-care legislation.

by Casey Bayer June 11, 2012