Articles
Do You Need Lung Cancer Screening?
November 6, 2024
Tufts Medical Center thoracic surgeon, Lana Schumacher, MD shares what you need to know about lung cancer risks, prevention and who should be screened.
In the News
Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Your Mood/Health (Audio)
November 1, 2024
Michelle DiBlasi, DO, Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center, about seasonal affective disorder and daylight savings time.
Articles
Focus On: Diabetes + Your Eyes
November 7, 2024
Tufts Medical Center’s Marisa Tieger, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal specialist and surgeon, shares what you need to know about how diabetes affects the eyes
Press Releases
Drew Landmeier Named Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Tufts Medicine
November 4, 2024
Landmeier brings decades of strategic healthcare marketing, branding, communications and digital innovation experience to the health system
Patient Stories
Sam’s Story: A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Journey
October 31, 2024
MelroseWakefield Hospital breast cancer patient is a fierce advocate for mammograms and early detection
In the News
Starting Mammograms at Age 40: Will Women Benefit?
October 29, 2024
John Wong, MD, Chief of the Division of Clinical Decision Making and a Primary Care Physician at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about whether women will benefit from starting routine mammograms at age 40.
In the News
How To Combat the Winter Blues As Temperatures Start To Drop (Audio)
October 28, 2024
Q&A with Michelle DiBlasi, DO, Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center, about seasonal affective disorder and how to combat it.
In the News
Blood Tests for Colon Cancer Screening Not Ready To Replace Colonoscopy, Study Indicates
October 28, 2024
Lilian Chen, MD, Chief of the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about a new study, which found that colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colon cancer diagnosis, despite new blood tests that screen for the disease.
Patient Stories
Knowledge is Power: Pathology Consult Program Empowers Cancer Patients
October 30, 2024
Patients facing a cancer diagnosis often feel in the dark about what happens in the lab after all the blood tests and biopsies. This lack of information can add stress and fear during an already difficult time. That’s why Lija Joseph, MD, Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital, has worked hard to bring laboratory medicine out of the shadows.
Articles
How Genetic Testing Is Changing Cancer Care
October 30, 2024
Dallas Reed, MD, Chief of Genetics at Tufts Medicine, discusses hereditary cancer risk, Polygenic Risk Scores and the latest advances coming to the field of genetic cancer screening.