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October 22, 2024
Breast cancer survivor Linda Frederick offers Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital patients and caregivers healing Reiki and meditation.
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October 17, 2024
Quotes by Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about an increasing number of avian flu cases in humans in California.
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October 16, 2024
Q&A with Alice Connors-Kellgren, PhD, Clinical Psychologist at Tufts Medical Center, about how best to handle presidential election stress.
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October 15, 2024
Tufts Medicine’s Anubha Bharthuar, MD, shares what you need to know about chemoprevention—medications that can help reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
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October 14, 2024
Tufts Medical Center’s Reid R. Sacco AYA Cancer Program provides comprehensive long-term follow up care to patients diagnosed with cancer under the age of 40, while also leading national research on the financial hardship associated with cancer.
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October 14, 2024
Tufts Medical Center’s ChiHae Kwan, OD, Director of Optometry Services, tips to keep your eyes safe and healthy on Halloween.
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.
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.
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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.