Articles
October 11, 2024
Lowell General Hospital’s Mary Schmitt, Clinical Genetics Nurse Practitioner, explains how genetic testing and precision medicine are changing cancer care.
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In the News
October 10, 2024
Meng Li, PhD, Researcher at the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about her new study, which found large disparities in the availability and timeliness of availability of new cancer drugs.
In the News
October 9, 2024
Q&A with Varsha Radhakrishnan, MD, Psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, about managing mental health during Hurricane Milton.
In the News
October 8, 2024
Suriya Jeyapalan, MD, Neuro-Oncologist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about an Antiques Roadshow star who was diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer.
In the News
October 8, 2024
Nadine Youssef, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about a woman who claims her drink was “roofied” at a Legal Sea Foods in Boston.
Articles
October 8, 2024
Tufts Medicine’s guide to the cancer screenings you need at every age for people with average risk.
Articles
October 8, 2024
Dr. Jill Steinkeler, Medical Director of Breast Imaging at Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital, shares what breast density means for your breast health, breast cancer risk and breast cancer detection.
Articles
October 4, 2024
Tufts Medicine’s Dr. Sarah Persing on the benefits oncoplastics, which combines breast cancer treatment with plastic surgery techniques to restore the breast's natural appearance after cancer removal.
In the News
October 3, 2024
Op-ed by Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, about institutional neutrality.
Articles
October 3, 2024
Tufts Medical Center’s Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant team has reached an exciting milestone, performing the hospital’s 800th heart transplant procedure in October 2024. “We’re proud to celebrate this milestone and every successful transplantation we have the privilege to perform, said Gregory Couper, MD, Surgical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Program. “Each heart transplant is an opportunity for a person to live a longer and more fulfilling life, and it means countless more families and friends who get time with the people they love.”
Patient Stories
October 2, 2024
Tufts Medical Center’s neurosurgery team helped Peter regain mobility after a debilitating spinal condition threatened his ability to walk.
A team led by Tufts Medical Center neurosurgeon Dr. Ron Riesenburger Co-chief of Spinal Surgery and Director of the Spine Center, corrected Peter Bradford severe spinal condition and helped him regain his mobility.
A team led by Tufts Medical Center neurosurgeon Dr. Ron Riesenburger Co-chief of Spinal Surgery and Director of the Spine Center, corrected Peter Bradford severe spinal condition and helped him regain his mobility.
Patient Stories
September 30, 2024
Learn how one Tufts Medicine kidney transplant patient continues to make a difference as a volunteer services manager, highlighting the life-changing impact of compassionate care, specialized treatments and philanthropy.
In the News
September 30, 2024
Quote by Jonathan Davis, MD, Chief of Newborn Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about physician concerns about the discontinuation of premature baby formula in connection with a trial over claims that that formula caused severe intestinal illness.
In the News
September 30, 2024
Quotes by Brent Forester, MD, Director of Behavioral Health for Tufts Medicine and Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about his new study, which found that synthetic THC may be effective in reducing agitation in people with Alzheimer’s dementia.
Articles
September 30, 2024
Tufts Medicine’s Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer, Hospital Epidemiologist and Antimicrobial Steward, Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, on preventing, identifying and treating common seasonal respiratory illnesses.
Press Releases
September 26, 2024
The drug was found to be safe and well-tolerated; positive impact on patients helped reduce caregiver stress.
Articles
September 25, 2024
Congestive Heart Failure affects more than 6 million Americans and is the leading cause of hospital stays in adults aged 65 and older. Identifying CHF in the early stages can prolong your life. Tufts Medical Center’s Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation, Indranee N. Rajapreyar, MD walks you through the symptoms of the 4 stages of CHF, as well as treatments and prevention.
In the News
September 25, 2024
Quotes by Mark Sarnak, MD, Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Tufts Medical Center; Andrew Levey, MD, Nephrologist and Chief Emeritus of the Division of Nephrology at Tufts MC; and Ronald Perrone, MD, Nephrologist and Scientific Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center at Tufts MC, in a tribute to the life of Nicolaos Madias, MD.
In the News
September 24, 2024
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about important things to know about flu and COVID-19 vaccines, as respiratory virus season approaches.
Announcements
September 24, 2024
Sabrina Kurtz Rossi presented at the Global Health Literacy Summit on September 19, 2024