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Learn more about living a balanced healthy lifestyle from the Weight and Wellness Center team.

In response to the long-lasting and substantial social and economic consequences facing Boston residents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tufts Medical Center is launching a competitive grant program to community-based organizations serving the Chinatown and local Asian community, Dorchester, South End and South Boston, starting in July, 2021.

It’s been a hot June so far and it looks like we’re in for a hot summer. Light recipes that feature lean protein and a variety of vegetables can hit the spot on a warm day.

Each year, Lowell General Hospital employees nominate managers and supervisors for their outstanding leadership and contributions to the organization.

As the demand for a large-scale regional mass vaccination site diminishes in Greater Lowell, Lowell General Hospital will shift its Mass Vaccination Program into normal hospital operations at its Saints Campus beginning Tuesday, June 22.

While lifting restrictions is great news, for many eager young athletes, there is a concern of injuries from lack of organized practice and team sports during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the warm weather arrives and we begin to emerge from our winter cocoons, many of us are finding the urge to resume the warm-weather activities we’ve all been missing. Golfers, in particular, have been longing to find their way to the fairways and greens this spring.

May is American Stroke Month. Do you know there are things you can do with your diet to reduce your risk of having a stroke?

As National Nurses Week comes to a close and we usher in National Hospital Week, please join us in honoring all those who have worked so hard to protect our community in this challenging year.

Cath Lab Digest is a product, news and clinical update for the cardiac catheterization laboratory specialist.

After three years as a professional ballerina, Danielle went back to school – medical school.

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and Massachusetts Department of Public Health directed providers to pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine as they investigate reports of blood clots in six women who received the J&J vaccine. None of these cases appear to have occurred in Massachusetts.

Spring is here and it brings warmer weather and new seasonal produce with it.

More than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are beginning to better understand the virus.

Happy Doctors' Day.

Lawrence, Mass. – As a healthcare professional who has endured the personal and professional tolls of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Linda Miller, RN felt both relieved and honored when her turn came to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She is now giving back by volunteering to administer inoculations at Lowell General Hospital’s regional vaccination site at Cross River Center, located at 1001 Pawtucket Blvd. East in Lowell.

Lowell, Mass.  – Ever since they became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, 79-year-old Mary-Ellen Stewart has tried in vain to book appointments for her and her 80-year-old husband, John Stewart Sr. Yet even if there was availability near the Billerica home they have shared for 55 years of their six-decade long marriage, she worried about the physical and emotional stress of helping transport her electric wheelchair-bound spouse.

Registered dietitians Julie Verduzco, MS, RD, LDN, and Kaitlin Panarelli, RD, LDN, from MelroseWakefield Hospital’s nutrition department during a heart-healthy nutrition event in March 2021.

While there are different types of varicose veins, there are also different methods for treating them — each unique the patient’s situation and lifestyle.

Poor diet. Lack of exercise. Genetics. Extra pounds. Everyone knows these are contributing factors to developing cardiac issues, but you might be surprised to learn that loneliness can also lead to heart disease.