In the News
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
Study Shows Ozempic Can Help Reduce Alcohol Cravings
February 12, 2025
Q&A with Varsha Radhakrishnan, MD, Psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, about new research, which found that Ozempic may help decrease the urge to drink alcohol.
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.
In the News
Reprieve Cardiovascular Builds Clinical Momentum with Positive Results from FASTR Pilot Trial and FDA Investigational Device Exemption Approval for Pivotal Trial
February 11, 2025
James Udelson, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Interim Chief Physician Executive of the CardioVascular Center at Tufts Medical Center, in a press release about positive results from the FASTR pilot study, testing an innovative new device for the treatment of patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
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The Flu Is Walloping Mass. In Unusual Second Surge of the Season: ‘It’s Like a Tsunami’
February 11, 2025
Shirley Huang, MD, Chief of General Pediatrics at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about high numbers of flu cases in Massachusetts.
Announcements
Newly Published Guideline Offers Hope for ADPKD Sufferers
February 12, 2025
Tufts Medical Center nephrologists Ronald Perrone, MD, and Craig Gordon, MD, MS are among an international group of PKD experts who authored the new guideline.
Articles
What You Need To Know About Cardiogenic Shock
February 11, 2025
Cardiogenic shock is serious and often sudden. Tufts Medical Center’s Navin Kapur, MD, interventional cardiologist and leading expert in cardiogenic shock, shares what you need to know about this life-threatening condition.
In the News
The Banking of Biosimilars: Insights From a Leading Health Economist
February 4, 2025
James Chambers, PhD, MPharm, MSc, Investigator in the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center, about the economic and policy-related factors that influence the adoption and impact of biosimilars.
In the News
Vision Screening: How to Know If Your Child Need Glasses
February 6, 2025
Q&A with Sylvia Yoo, MD, Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the New England Eye Center at Tufts Medical Center, about myopia and how to know when a child might need glasses.