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Illustration of a hand holding a mobile phone that partially covers infant's face. On the phone's screen is the other half of the infant's face and an outline of a hand cradling the infant's cheek.

Help for the Most Helpless

A new app seeks to aid a growing number of drug-exposed newborns.

Bree Aldridge is no traditional microbiologist—she’s a bioengineer by training, with talents for intense computational modeling and mathematics that have already helped her break at least one new paradigm in the TB field.

Colin Russell with Tufts students and clinic staffers in Namibia

New Worldview

School of Medicine students evaluate programs and policies to combat HIV in Namibia

Jason T. Szelog processes with his classmates during the Phase II Commencement ceremony for the Tufts School of Medicine

Caps Off

The 2018 School of Medicine graduates are ready to tackle health-care challenges

When Medicine Meets Fiction

Ismée Williams, M99, a pediatric cardiologist, talks about using literature to reach young patients and educate and spread awareness.

Continuing Education

A generous donor teams up with Tufts to support research and teaching through the Professorship Partnership Challenge.

Infared thermal image of mouse littermates after CRISPR gene editing of leptin signaling.

Finding the Brain Pathway to Obesity

A new study reveals how leptin affects both weight gain and diabetes.

Keeping Tabs on Hypertension

An innovative wearable device puts Tufts on the front lines in fighting high blood pressure.

On Venturing Abroad

"The tactical goal of our medical school in developing rotation sites abroad is to choose a few locations where we can make a difference and where we can develop a relationship that’s meaningful for both sides."