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Odds of Winning $526M Powerball Slim, but Why Do We Play?
August 13, 2025
Varsha Radhakrishnan, MD, Psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, about why people play the lottery, despite nearly impossible odds of winning.
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Swimmer Contracts Flesh-eating Bacteria in Falmouth
August 13, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about a confirmed case of Vibrio vulnificus that was contracted at a beach on Cape Cod.
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Bacteria That Can Cause Rare “Flesh-Eating” Disease Infect Swimmer at Cape Cod Beach
August 13, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about a confirmed case of Vibrio vulnificus that was contracted at a beach on Cape Cod.
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Massachusetts Mulls Break With CDC As Kennedy Disrupts Vaccine Guidelines
August 13, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in a story about discussions among Massachusetts officials about potential alternative options to reliance on the CDC for vaccine guidance.