Press Releases
Tufts Medical Center Completes 70 Adult Heart Transplants in 2024 to Break Own New England Record for the Second Straight Year
January 13, 2025
Tufts Medical Center surpasses 2023 total by nine to set a new regional benchmark for adult heart transplants at a single center in a calendar year.
Healthy Podcast
Neurosurgery in the Community with Mina Safain, MD and Jayde Nail, MD
January 10, 2025
MelroseWakefield Hospital neurosurgeons Mina Safain, MD and Jayde Nail, MD, join the Healthy Podcast to discuss the benefits of providing neurosurgery in the community setting.
In the News
With Virus Cases Surging, Boston Hospitals Adopt More Strict Masking Policies
January 9, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in two stories about increasing respiratory virus cases in Massachusetts and Boston hospitals re-instating masking policies in clinical areas.
Does Your Sleeping Position Really Say Anything About Your Mental Health?
January 8, 2025
Aarti Grover, MD, Medical Director for the Center for Sleep Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about whether there is a connection between sleeping position and mental health.
In the News
Are Those Gym Equipment Wipes Actually Doing Anything?
January 8, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about whether wiping down gym equipment helps prevent the spread of disease.
In the News
Expert Advice on Managing Stress Amid LA Fires
January 8, 2025
Alice Connors-Kellgren, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Developmental Trauma Clinic at Tufts Medical Center, about dealing with stress from the Los Angeles fires.
Articles
Need To Know: The Surgeon General’s Advisory on Cancer + Alcohol
January 10, 2025
Tufts Medicine oncologists share what you need to know about the Surgeon General’s new advisory on the link between alcohol and cancer
Articles
When Should You Worry About Heart Palpitations?
January 8, 2026
Learn when heart palpitations might be a cause for concern. Tufts Medicine cardiologists and electrophysiologists Margaret Infeld, MS, MD, Co-Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Tufts Medical Center, and Benjamin Smith, MD, Medical Director of Electrophysiology Services at Lowell General Hospital, share what to look for and when to seek professional help for your heart health.
Articles
6 Things To Know About Glaucoma + Preventing Vision Loss
January 13, 2025
Tufts Medical Center ophthalmologist and glaucoma expert, Astrid Werner, MD, shares the facts about glaucoma and how an annual eye exam can save your vision.
Patient Stories
Stacey’s Story: A Vibrant Personality Returns After Lifesaving Brain Surgery
January 8, 2025
Tufts Medicine’s Neurosurgery Team removed Stacey’s meningioma and helped her get her personality and health back.