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Lowell General Ball Raises $52K for the Wish Project, Providing Diapers + Other Critical Needs in Greater Lowell Community.
March 19, 2025
The Wish Project provides critical immediate assistance to homeless families and victims of fire or disaster and to support the community.
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Families Are Asking Doctors if Kids Can Get the Measles Vaccine Ahead of Schedule. Here’s What To Know.
March 17, 2025
Shirley Huang, MD, Chief of General Pediatrics at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about a recent increase in families asking pediatricians about whether children can receive the measles vaccine earlier than recommended.
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State Investigating Case of Legionnaires’ Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham
March 14, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about a case of Legionnaires’ disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham.
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5 Years After COVID-19, Pandemic Expert Reflects on Response and Says Another Is Possible
March 14, 2025
Quotes by Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about reflections on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, five years later.
By clombardi, 17 March, 2025

Grandparents: Getting Started!

Essential skills for safe + confident care

Taught by certified SafeSitter instructors, this class helps grandparents learn how to provide safe, high-quality care for their grandchildren. You'll get the latest guidance on caring for infants and children, managing behavior at any age, and handling emergencies. The course also covers lifesaving skills like choking rescue, first aid and injury management.  
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Elizabeth Yen, MD, Receives the Mont Liggins Early Career Award
March 13, 2025
Mention of Elizabeth Yen, MD, Neonatologist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about her receiving the Mont Liggins Early Career Award, presented to an early career researcher who has achieved “distinguished recognition in the field of perinatology and developmental biology”.
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Parenting Is Hard—But It Also Might Keep Your Brain Young
March 12, 2025
Michelle DiBlasi, DO, Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about new research indicating that parenting might help slow brain aging.