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Alex Cabrera was leaving school on a sunny day near the end of his eighth-grade year when he was hit by a car. The Waltham native had to be airlifted to Tufts Medical Center and by morning was undergoing life-saving brain surgery.

Despite having had diabetes for fifty years and other medical issues including heart disease, cataracts and precancerous skin lesions, Frank Kelliher refuses to live like a sick man.

Lee Ann and Nick were among the hundreds seriously injured in what would later be known as the Boston Marathon Bombing.

It's been a decade since Jacqui Webb was treated at Tufts Medical Center for wounds sustained during the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Karen Dolan, a triathlete and a self-described exercise fanatic knew something wasn't right. She experienced shortness of breath and fatigue.

After experiencing chest pain, Elaine found her way to Dr. Resor and the TAVR program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA.

Once barely able to walk and given less than six months to live, Linda DaCosta is alive and thriving years later, thanks to her care at Tufts Medical Center.

When it came time for her annual mammogram this year, Diane MacLean remembers thinking she might put it off.

Sixty-year-old Mary D. of Winthrop recalls waking up one morning two years ago over the New Year’s holiday and immediately realizing something wasn’t right. “My face felt a little funny,” she says. “I was putting on makeup and couldn’t close my eye correctly. By the end of the day, it was much worse.”

Luis was born with a craniofacial abnormality, but his twin was not. A year later, thanks to Tufts Medical Center, Luis and his twin now look identical.

Read the testimonial of a patient who traveled from Portugal to get exceptional care from the pediatric ENT team at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Eight-week-old Abegael spent six long weeks in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston battling respiratory failure due to RSV.

Maureen Ducharme knew that she couldn't put off the procedure any longer. In 2009, Ducharme, 55, from Springfield, suffered two strokes within a couple of weeks.

Innovative reconstructive surgery restores quality of life.

When Frank Basler, 58, and his son were in Killington, VT at a bachelor party in March 2020 their only concern was having a good time. The expectant grandfather was enjoying spending time with his son and their friends in the mountains of Vermont. Nine days later, Frank was on a ventilator fighting to breathe.

Nichole Casper, RN, a nurse in the Mother Infant Unit (MIU) reported to work as usual on August 21, 2021. As she read the list of patients there that day, one name stood out to her: Jacqui Webb.

Tufts Medical Center's Weight and Wellness patient describes her weight loss journey.

Melrose resident Donald Rosen didn’t notice any of the signs, but the quick actions of his family, first responders and the stroke team at MelroseWakefield Hospital helped save his life when he suffered a stroke earlier this year. Mr. Rosen, 90, was found unresponsive in his home by a family member.

Meet Delaynee Lopez. A weight loss surgery patient who has lost 63 pounds in 6 months post op.

When Drs. Lillian Chen and Abhishek “Sunny” Chatterjee found out they were expecting a baby girl, they trusted Tufts Medical Center with their care. When Sophia was born at 27 weeks, they were thankful they did.