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July 27, 2010
Transporting patients directly to PCI-capable hospitals is found to be best strategy for treating deadliest heart attack
To improve emergency care for heart attack patients, new research by Tufts Medical Center investigators suggests that expanding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capacity at hospitals is less effective than using emergency medical services (EMS) to transport patients directly to existing PCI centers. |
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July 23, 2010
Stopping Anemia drug may be wiser than reducing dose
to normalize hemoglobin levels
Discontinuing the anemia drug epoetin may be more effective than reducing the dose for normalizing potentially dangerous high hemoglobin levels in hemodialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). |
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July 15, 2010 New Boston EMS Station opens at Tufts Medical Center
The City of Boston and Tufts Medical Center have partnered to provide a new Boston EMS Ambulance Station located on the campus of Tufts Medical Center. The EMS Ambulance Station will enable the city to permanently locate two more ambulances in a densely populated area near downtown Boston. |
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June 30, 2010
Quincy Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center announce clinical affiliation
Quincy Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center are pleased to announce a clinical affiliation that will support and expand Quincy Medical Center’s ability to offer high-quality clinical services to local patients, and will enhance area residents’ access to advanced, tertiary-level care. |
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June 29, 2010
Tufts Medical Center physicians use online care to treat patients in earthquake-ravaged Haiti
BOSTON - Tufts Medical Center physicians are conducting live medical consultations from their facilities in Massachusetts to earthquake-ravaged areas in Haiti. Tufts clinicians together with Tufts University School of Medicine students in Haiti consult on demand and in real time, with Boston-based Tufts Medical Center specialists to augment treatment of the challenging conditions facing Haitian patients. |
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June 18, 2010
Floating Hospital and Lawrence General Expand Pediatric Affiliation
New Hospitalist Program to Benefit Pediatric Patients and Pediatricians
LAWRENCE - Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center will begin providing hospital-based pediatricians to Lawrence General Hospital’s 20-bed Pediatric Unit, the two hospitals have announced. The presence of the pediatric hospitalists will ensure that a pediatric inpatient specialist is available at Lawrence General Hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The hospitals plan to launch the service, an expansion of existing services that Floating Hospital provides to Lawrence General, in the fall. |
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June 15, 2010
Major CMS decisions not always a cost-effective use of resources
A Tufts Medical Center study of National Coverage Determinations made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) shows that CMS is covering a number of treatments that do not appear to be cost-effective. By incorporating cost-effectiveness research in these major decisions, the agency could allocate its resources more efficiently, the study suggests. |
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June 14, 2010
Higher HDL (Good) Cholesterol: It’s Not Just Good for Your Heart:
Higher Levels of HDL Cholesterol Appear to Cut Risk of Cancer, Too
People with high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)—known as good cholesterol—not only have a two- to three-fold lower risk of heart disease, new research shows they also appear significantly less likely to develop cancer, according to a study published in the June 22, 2010, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
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May 18, 2010
Study Documents a Consistent Risk of Mortality Associated with Kidney Disease in 14 Countries Across Four Continents
Simple tests of kidney function and damage can predict total and cardiovascular mortality risk in a wide range of populations across the globe, according to a systematic analysis including more than 1.2 million participants. |
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April 30, 2010
Attention Area Moms: Here’s Your Chance to Become Mommy Bloggers
Lowell General Hospital and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center are sponsoring The Merrimack Valley Moms Blog Contest from May 3, 2010 to June 7, 2010. All area mothers are invited to enter. The contest will culminate with four moms winning $250 each and being selected as featured mommy bloggers for the Merrimack Valley Region. |
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April 12, 2010
Researchers at Tufts Medical Center discover new pathway for age-related macular degeneration
Researchers at Tufts Medical Center and collaborators discovered a new biological pathway for advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that implicates a role of the hepatic lipase gene, LIPC. This discovery will improve understanding of the disease by providing researchers another developmental pathway to explore for prevention and treatment. |
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February 26, 2010
Thomas J. Hollister to lead Board of Trustees
Ellen M. Zane, President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center, announced today that J. Hollister, COO, CFO and Director of Global Partners LP, will serve as Chairman of the Medical Center’s Board of Trustees. |
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February 10, 2010
Investigator Awarded Medical Student Research Fellowship from ‘Research to Prevent Blindness’
New England Eye Center and Tufts University School of Medicine have been granted a $30,000 Medical Student Eye Research Fellowship by Research to Prevent Blindness, the world’s leading voluntary organization supporting eye research. |
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January 28, 2010
eHealth Initiative announces recipients of 2010 eHealth Advocate of the Year Awards
Five champions of health information technology (IT), including a U.S. senator and a physician champion, were named eHealth Advocates of the Year by the eHealth Initiative (eHI) on January 25, in recognition of their achievement of quantifiable benefits from the use of health IT systems. The annual awards were announced on the first day of eHI’s 2010 conference, Delivering on the Promise of eHealth. |
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January 25, 2010
The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care and Floating Hospital for Children at proudly open The Neely Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic
The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center today opened The Neely Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic, a state-of-the art facility designed as a "home away from home" for pediatric cancer patients and their families. |
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January 20, 2010
Medicare requiring stronger outcomes evidence before
agreeing to pay for new technology
A new analysis shows that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been citing lack of evidence of improved health outcomes in its decisions about whether to provide coverage for new technology. Researchers from and the Center for Medical Technology Policy (CMTP) discuss this trend in a perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. |
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January 13, 2010
Floating Hospital for Children, the Walker School and MetroWest Medical Center Collaborate for the Treatment of Pediatric Psychiatry Patients
Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center today announced it will be working collaboratively with the Walker School and MetroWest Medical Center to provide high-quality psychiatric care for children. Together the organizations offer outpatient care, emergency care, consultation to pediatricians, residential care, a school, inpatient care, research and training for future psychiatrists. |