Stories by Sandro Galea

Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, is professor and dean at the Boston University School of Public Health. His latest book is Pained: Uncomfortable Conversations about the Public's Health. Follow him on Twitter @sandrogalea.

Science and Society Are Failing Children in the COVID Era

The school reopening debate points toward a broader range of problems facing the young

It can inform policy, but it can’t dictate how to weigh the moral and political nature of policy makers’ decisions

It will kill many directly, but the effort to fight it will incur a huge toll on other aspects of our health and well-being

We need to rethink our public health strategies before the next outbreak—even if the conversations are uncomfortable

It sometimes feels like science can do anything—but our health, like the cosmos, is shaped by forces that can dwarf even our most brilliant advances

A doctor and an architect team up to find solutions...

Unlike many other disciplines, ours has always depended on robust engagement with government officials

Cities shape how we think, feel and behave. Can we create cities that improve our brain health?

Cities shape how we think, feel and behave. Can we create cities that improve our brain health?

Gun violence at the Pulse night club and elsewhere across the U.S. in recent years demand controls over the widespread availability of firearms