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Tufts Medical Center celebrates 70 heart transplants in 2024.
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Tufts Medical Center Completes 70 Adult Heart Transplants in 2024

Surpasses 2023 total by nine to set a new regional benchmark for adult heart transplants at a single center in a calendar year.

Caring for viruses at home
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Seasonal Viruses Got You Down? You’re Not Alone
January 21, 2025
Seasonal viruses like RSV, flu and norovirus are spiking. Tufts Medicine’s emergency medicine and urgent care doctors share what you can do to treat your symptoms at home.
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Avoid Eczema Flare-Ups This Winter
January 17, 2025
The cold winter months can leave your skin feeling dry and itchy, especially for those with eczema-prone skin. Tufts Medicine dermatologist Rebecca Dufner, MD, MBA, FAAD shares tips to keep your skin feeling healthy despite the harsh elements.
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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.
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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
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Can You Safely Combine Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen?
January 8, 2025
Tufts Medicine primary care and pharmacy experts share how you can safely combine ibuprofen and acetaminophen to treat fevers and manage pain.

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What’s Going Around Right Now? The 4 Winter Viruses of the ‘Quad-Demic,’ Explained
January 14, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine and Hospi
In the News
New ‘Pathway Program’ Offers Possible Solution to Local Doctor Shortage
January 14, 2025
Deeb Salem, MD, Senior Vice President for Academic Integration at Tufts Medicine and Cardiologist at Tufts Medical Center, and Kristina Sokolovska Konieczny, RN, Nurse at Tufts Medicine Community Care Family Medicine – Reading, in a story about the passage of the Physician Pathway Act in Massachusetts and the potential impact it could make on the primary care physician shortage.
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Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Osteoporosis Screening in Older Women
January 14, 2025
John Wong, MD, Chief of Clinical Decision Making and Primary Care Physician at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about a new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation for preventing osteoporosis-related fractures.

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Introduction to the Tufts Medical Center Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Find out how we train and mentor the next generation of infectious disease experts.
Family History and Heart Health
Lawrence Conway, MD explains the connection between family history and cardiovascular health.
Introduction to Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2)
Dr. Miguel Ariza, Medical Director of the Diabetes and Endocrine Center at Circle Health Dracut addresses common questions patients have about diabetes.
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