In the News
‘Highly Contagious’: Mass. Health Officials Tracking Increases in Whooping Cough, Pneumonia
November 13, 2024
Quotes by Shira Doron, MD, Chief Infection Control Officer at Tufts Medicine and Hospital Epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, about an increase in pertussis.
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How Health System Palliative Providers Can Leverage Data to Gain More Resources
November 12, 2024
Tamara Vesel, MD, Chief of the Division of Palliative Care at Tufts Medical Center, and Bernice Burkarth, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Tufts Medicine Care at Home, in an article about their new study, which found that palliative care clinicians can use research to make successful appeals for additional resources.
In the News
Hot Take: 4pm Sunsets > 7pm Sunsets
November 12, 2024
Michelle DiBlasi, DO, Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about arguments for and against daylight savings time.
In the News
Let’s Talk About Women’s Pelvic Floor Health
November 8, 2024
Quotes by Evelyn Hall, MD, Urogynecologist and Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon at Tufts Medical Center, about the treatment options for pelvic floor dysfunction.
In the News
21 Work Bags That Can Fit a Laptop But Won’t Ruin Your Shoulders
November 7, 2024
Nadia Zaman, DO, Physiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about the best ergonomic work bags.
In the News
How a Young Composer’s Dream Survived Against All Odds
November 7, 2024
Carl Heilman, MD, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at Tufts Medical Center and Kathryn Noonan, MD, Neurotologist at Tufts MC, in a story about their incredible efforts to remove an acoustic neuroma and save the hearing of a Berklee musical composition student.
Advancing the Fight Against Lung Cancer: Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
November 13, 2024
Tufts Medical Center interventional pulmonologist Dr. Marianne Barry on how robotic-assisted bronchoscopy is advancing lung cancer diagnosis.
In the News
Mass. Voters Reject Question 4, Blocking Decriminalization of Certain Psychedelics
November 6, 2024
Nassir Ghaemi, MD, Psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about Question 4, which was rejected by Massachusetts voters.
Press Releases
Study: Metabolomic Analyses May Help Predict Healthy Aging, Longevity and Mortality
November 6, 2024
A large study of metabolites provides a glimpse into possible mechanisms behind why certain people age better and live longer
In the News
The Promise of Cannabinoid Therapy for Agitation in Advanced Alzheimer Disease
November 1, 2024
Q&A with Brent Forester, MD, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center; Interim Chair of the Department of Neurology at Tufts Medical Center; and Director of Behavioral Health for Tufts Medicine, about his new study, which found that synthetic THC may be effective in reducing agitation in people with Alzheimer’s dementia.