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Ice Seems To Be Everywhere in Boston. And Pedestrians Are Paying the Price
February 19, 2025
Matthew Mostofi, DO, Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about an increase in ice-related injuries in Boston since last weekend’s storm.
Israel Martins and cath lab team
Patient Stories
Israel’s Story: A Second Chance After a Serious Heart Attack
February 19, 2025
At MelroseWakefield Hospital, teamwork, technology and quick action gave Israel Martins a second chance at life after a serious heart attack.
In the News
How Dangerous Is Bird Flu? Doctors Say Humans and Pets Should Avoid Any Dead Birds
February 13, 2025
Quotes by Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, about the low chance that people walking their dogs would acquire bird flu.
In the News
Tufts University Dr. Helen Boucher on Importance of U.S. Health Agencies After RFK Jr. Confirmation
February 13, 2025
Q&A with Helen Boucher, MD, Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer for Tufts Medicine, about the importance of American health agencies following the Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the country's new health secretary.
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FDA Approves New Trial for Alleviant Medical’s Heart Failure Tech
February 12, 2025
Quotes by James Udelson, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Interim Chief Physician Executive of the CardioVascular Center at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about the FDA approval of Alleviant Medical’s new atrial shunt technology for the treatment of heart failure.
In the News
Diabetes Can Drive Antibiotic Resistance to Staph, Study Finds
February 12, 2025
Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer for Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about a new study, which found that diabetes may contribute to antibiotic resistance to staph infection.
In the News
‘It’s the Worst Feeling’: Research Labs in Massachusetts on High Alert As NIH Funding Cuts Loom
February 13, 2025
Helen Boucher, MD, Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer for Tufts Medicine, in a story about the Massachusetts research community’s reaction to NIH funding cuts.
Care at Home Hospice Sheehan
Patient Stories
Ed + Joyce’s Story: Hospice Helps Reunite Couple in Love + Comfort
February 13, 2025
Married for 60 years, Ed and Joyce Sheehan are reunited after a month apart at Tufts Medicine Care at Home’s High Pointe House.
Healthy Podcast
Keeping the Community Heart Healthy in 2025
February 12, 2025
Laurence Conway, MD, Chief of Cardiology, and Danielle Patturelli, Director of Cardiac Services at MelroseWakefield Hospital, return to the Healthy Podcast to discuss the life-saving care provided in the hospital's cardiac catheterization lab every day.
Heart Month Leading Way
Articles
Leading the Way: Inside New England’s Number 1 Heart Transplant Program
February 13, 2025
Learn how collaboration, innovation and compassion have helped Tufts Medical Center build one of the nation’s top heart transplant programs.
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