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A Head Start: The Power and Promise of Genetic Testing for Cancer
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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A Guide to Cancer Screenings at Every Age
October 8, 2024
Tufts Medicine’s guide to the cancer screenings you need at every age for people with average risk.
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What to Know About Dense Breasts and Breast Cancer
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.
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Innovations in Breast Cancer Surgery: Q+A With Dr. Sarah Persing MD, MPH
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.
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Tufts Medical Center Marks 800 Heart Transplant Milestone
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.”

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Availability, Timeliness of Availability of New Cancer Drugs Vary
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.
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Tufts Medical Center Psychiatrist Dr. Varsha Radhakrishnan on Mental Health During Hurricane Milton
October 9, 2024
Q&A with Varsha Radhakrishnan, MD, Psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, about managing mental health during Hurricane Milton.
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‘Antiques Road Show’ Star, 38, Battling Brain Cancer Says She Faces More Treatment After Scans Revealed Her Brain Tumor Is ‘Regrowing’
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.

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Introduction to the Tufts Medical Center Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Find out how we train and mentor the next generation of infectious disease experts.
Family History and Heart Health
Lawrence Conway, MD explains the connection between family history and cardiovascular health.
Introduction to Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2)
Dr. Miguel Ariza, Medical Director of the Diabetes and Endocrine Center at Circle Health Dracut addresses common questions patients have about diabetes.
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