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On Teens, Nutrition, and Exercise: How to Encourage Healthy Habits

Experts across Tufts outline the challenges for today’s teens when it comes to healthy eating and physical activity, and how parents and caregivers can help.

What to Know About Norovirus

A physician and clinical faculty member in family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine offers advice on how to treat norovirus at home and when to see a doctor

TUSM Alumna and Award-Winning Educator New Dean of Admissions

Amy Lee, MD, M02, steps in to lead MD program admissions with a focus on health justice

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Is it Allergies or Something Else?

A family physician at Tufts University School of Medicine offers advice for how to treat allergies and how to tell if symptoms are due to allergies, the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19

A young man with a sore throat drinks tea on the couch

Is It Strep Throat or Something Else?

A professor of family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine offers advice on when to test for strep and how to treat sore throats

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How Future Doctors Learn to Have End-of-Life Conversations

Death isn’t an easy subject, but Tufts University School of Medicine has developed effective exercises for teaching empathy to medical students

Massachusetts Mentor Has Focus on Service

Keith Nokes, MD, MPH, knew as a teenager that he was destined to work in an underserved community. He also knew he wanted to do it the right way.

A patient receives a flu vaccine from a medical professional.

Should I Get a COVID Booster and Flu Shot at the Same Time?

Advice from family medicine physician Tuhin Roy, M17, MG17, associate medical director at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

An open white plastic drug bottle with while pills pouring out. Allen Shaughnessy, a Tufts professor of family medicine, explains how acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, works

How Does Acetaminophen Work?

It’s still kind of a mystery exactly how it relieves fever and pain, says Allen Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., a Tufts professor of family medicine

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