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Patient Stories
September 26, 2021
Nichole Casper, RN, a nurse in the Mother Infant Unit (MIU) reported to work as usual on August 21, 2021. As she read the list of patients there that day, one name stood out to her: Jacqui Webb.
Patient Stories
January 4, 2019
Phillipe doesn’t like to sit still. An architect at a firm in Boston’s Seaport, he’s used to being on the move – at work, at home and at the gym. In early 2018, he was forced to slow down when a debilitating back injury interfered with his busy life.
Patient Stories
February 1, 2019
Deb was in love with sugar. She decided to cleanse her body of sugar with the help of the Weight and Wellness Center at Tufts Medical Center. Read her story.
Patient Stories
August 8, 2019
Nearly 1 year after being attacked by a great white shark, Dr. Lytton returned to Tufts Medical Center to share this story.
Patient Stories
April 6, 2019
Albert Plummer received the first heart transplant at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC), giving him 11 more years with his family doing the things he loved. He left a lasting legacy on the Tufts Medical Center CardioVascular Center.
Articles
January 15, 2020
As vaping illnesses continue to arise, Dr. Sucharita Kher, shares why the ban on vaping sales is important and how to talk with teens about smoking.
Articles
October 23, 2023
There are hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. on organ transplant wait lists. Read Tufts Medical Center's perspective on what you can do to help.
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This prospective, single center, randomized, double-masked, parallel comparison, sponsored study seeks to investigate the efficacy of IDI on ameliorating the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. The study aims to enroll 54 patients (36 Dextenza commercial formulation, 18 Collagen Plug) with DED.

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To demonstrate that remibrutinib is superior to teriflunomide in reducing the frequency of confirmed relapses.

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This is a single site, prospective, cross-sectional, controlled clinical study on a total of 66 subjects. The subjects are divided into two groups: HS non-responders (33 subjects) and HS responders (33 subjects). After completion of questionnaires, the subjects will undergo DED testing and functional nerve testing. Subjects who qualify will be dispensed 4 weeks of preservative free artificial tears and instructed to instill one drop into each eye twice daily.

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Status Epilepticus(SE) is a serious condition that needs fast treatment to stop the seizures and prevent permanent brain damage. The purpose of this research is to find out if ganaxolone can stop or decrease the seizure activity in participants who have SE and if ganaxolone is safe compared to placebo when given to participants who are on other anti-seizure medications.

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We propose to develop an economic in-office pain tests that may help screen and differentiate patients with neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) that could be used at any ophthalmic office. These five in-office pain tests include response with filter glasses, moisture googles, cold saline, hypertonic saline and topical proparcaine.

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