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Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital offers a comprehensive Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program for women identified to be at high risk of developing breast cancer.

Our team of dedicated physicians provides world-class patient care, research and training. We design the most effective and least invasive treatment plan tailored to each patient's individual needs.

Read the story of an employee/patient who was given a second chance at life by her co-workers and her CEO.

Tufts Medical Center and Prapela have been awarded a joint $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to help advance the development hospital bassinets for the treatment of newborns diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)/Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS).

It's been a decade since Jacqui Webb was treated at Tufts Medical Center for wounds sustained during the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Poor nutrition is devastating the health of American families. A prescription produce program, from Tufts Medicine’s Mother Infant Research Institute and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, is delivering nutritious foods and a healthy start to Massachusetts families.

A team of doctors at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA collaborated to care for sickle cell disease patient Michaela and her sister, Danisha, who donated her bone marrow.

Barry Herb of Medford is no stranger to doctors and hospitals. Diagnosed with osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition that leads to cartilage loss in joints, he has undergone several surgeries and procedures on both knees and both shoulders over the past 20 years.

A national clinical trial has found that vitamin D supplementation does not significantly reduce the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes in people who are at high risk for the disease and already have sufficient vitamin D levels.

Leg Pain: When Could It Be Serious?

During Heart Health Month we wanted to share heart-healthy recipes to inspire you to eat your heart out!

CDC now recommends that children between the ages of 5 and 11 years receive the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine.

Registered dietitians Julie Verduzco, MS, RD, LDN, and Kaitlin Panarelli, RD, LDN, from MelroseWakefield Hospital’s nutrition department during a heart-healthy nutrition event in March 2021.

New Formula predicts with high accuracy which patients with recurring stroke would benefit from PFO closure.

Blood clots can be caused by sitting for long periods of time. We asked Dr. Iafrati to explain how to prevent blood clots while traveling.

MelroseWakefield Hospital neurologist, Sarah Nelson, MD, explains stroke prevention and how to identify the signs and symptoms

Lowell General Hospital has received the 2021 American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

Maureen Ducharme knew that she couldn't put off the procedure any longer. In 2009, Ducharme, 55, from Springfield, suffered two strokes within a couple of weeks.

We are leaders in the care of critically ill patients, recognized nationally for our treatment standards.

Adult acne can still happen and is a common condition among women - even after age 30. Here are some common causes of acne in adults.