Lowell General Hospital’s Mary Schmitt, Clinical Genetics Nurse Practitioner, explains how genetic testing and precision medicine are changing cancer care.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Op-ed by Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, about institutional neutrality.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.