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Getting to and staying at a healthy body weight has lifelong health benefits. Losing weight lowers your risk of developing chronic conditions and boosts your physical, mental and emotional health. ...
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Knowing how well your kidneys work is the key to diagnosing problems early, preventing kidney disease and protecting your health. Your doctor may want to test your kidneys if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.  ...
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Our culture of care never sleeps when patients with critical conditions are staying in an intensive care unit (ICU) at Tufts Medicine. ...
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Anticoagulation medications, also known as blood thinners, decrease the risk of blood clots that could lead to serious health conditions. It’s very important that you and your care team work together to monitor your blood thinners because the correct dosage can protect you from harmful side effects. ...
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Even the tiniest things can make the biggest impact on your life — like ticks which can cause Lyme disease. When we spend time outdoors, the threat of Lyme disease increases since those pesty ticks thrive in warm weather. ...
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There are more than 200 known ototoxic medications that can cause hearing loss or damage if not properly monitored. We proactively protect your hearing health with a series of tests that detect any hearing changes affected by these medications, known as ototoxicity monitoring. ...
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Everything about you, from the color of your eyes and even your personality, is in your genes. Your genetics play a role in your health, too. When genes change or mutate, they increase your risk of developing certain genetic syndromes. These syndromes can cause chronic conditions, hereditary diseases, birth defects and developmental disorders. ...
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PET/CT scan is a combination of  2 imaging techniques in one exam. When we look at tissue and organs on a cellular level (PET) and from a bird's-eye view of your body's structure (CT), it gives us a full picture of your health. ...
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An X-ray is a fast, easy and painless imaging test that produces pictures of the inside of your body. Make no bones about it, we’ll treat your health as a top priority and can evaluate any possible bone injuries and so much more with an X-ray. ...
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Your genetic makeup plays a crucial role in your overall well-being. It influences your health from the moment you are born, and can also impact any health conditions you might experience as you grow older and your children. ...
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Your primary care provider is your go-to expert for everyday health and wellness care. We treat people of all ages and conditions — from yearly check-ups to managing chronic conditions and preventive care to bumps, bruises, coughs, colds and everything in between. ...