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Tufts University School of Medicine
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The official Bluesky account for Tufts University School of Medicine. Est. 1893.

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Tufts Board Chair Jeff Moslow and Linda Moslow fund initiative uniting medicine and nutrition, with focus on menopause and longevity: a $4 Million Gift to Advance Women’s Health!

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‘We don’t stand a chance’: Tired of seeing their symptoms ignored, women leaders spearhead menopause care renaissance - The Boston Globe
Tufts and Beth Israel Lahey Health are among the hospitals making menopause care more widely available.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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At TUSM, the new technology is creating unique learning opportunities for medical students and giving faculty a helping hand. 🧠

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AI in PT: How One Professor Is Leading the Charge
At the School of Medicine, artificial intelligence is creating unique learning opportunities for medical students and giving faculty a helping hand.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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School of Medicine experts explain pharmacy deserts and how consumers are impacted by thousands of shuttered drugstore locations.

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What Happens When Neighborhood Pharmacies Close
School of Medicine experts explain pharmacy deserts and how consumers are impacted by thousands of shuttered drugstore locations.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Researchers at TUSM and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have found a surprising connection between a fungus associated with alcohol use disorder and the brain’s dopamine reward pathway.

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Gut Microbiome Affects Alcohol Preference by Influencing Brain’s Reward System
Scientists find that Candida albicans, overly abundant in people with alcohol use disorder, triggers immune response that alters dopamine signaling in mice.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Can a gut fungus influence how much we want to drink?

A new @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social study found that fungi in the gut may play a role in shaping alcohol-related behaviors – and could lead to new ways to treat alcohol use disorder.

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Gut Microbiome Affects Alcohol Preference by Influencing Brain’s Reward System
Scientists find that Candida albicans, overly abundant in people with alcohol use disorder, triggers immune response that alters dopamine signaling in mice.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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We all know that asthma impacts breathing. What may be less known is that the disease, which restricts our airways due to inflammatory responses, can be caused throughout our lifetime by a variety of things. 🌬️

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What a Respiratory System Expert Wants You to Know About Asthma
From misdiagnoses to new treatments, a School of Medicine expert offers a crash course on the inflammatory disease
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October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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"Ensuring everyone accesses cancer care equally requires more than just saying, 'We treat everyone the same,'" write Don Dizon and Binay Shah (@drdonsdizon.bsky.social @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social, @binaytara.bsky.social)
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Sexual and gender minoritized cancer patients deserve better - The Cancer Letter
In recent months, federal policies have stripped away funding for research on sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) communities and blocked the collection of data related to gender. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all site […]
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October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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In Chris Dulla's lab, scientists focus on what causes epilepsy and how to develop new treatments. 🧠

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Uniting the Best Minds to Understand How the Brain Works
Chris Dulla is bringing some of the best minds at Tufts to bear on questions such as what causes epilepsy and to develop new treatments for the disease.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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A look at how the body’s multi-pronged defenses work, plus advice from an immunologist on how to strengthen them. 🤧

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Breaking Down the Layers of the Immune System
A look at how the body’s multi-pronged defenses work, plus advice on how to strengthen them from an immunologist at Tufts University School of Medicine.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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TUSM Clinical Assistant Professor Supriya Rao, based at Lowell General Hospital, is quoted throughout this article on pregnancy and gastritis. 🤰

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Gastritis and Pregnancy: What to Know
Treatment and management strategies such as lifestyle changes and medication can help you manage gastritis symptoms while pregnant.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Happy Labor Day! 🩵🐘
Our School will be closed during the holiday.
September 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Wildfire smoke is obvious, but its long-term health impacts are not, says Tufts experts | @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social

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The Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, is cloaked in smoke during wildfires in January 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Seed oils have gotten a bad reputation lately, but the science doesn’t support cutting them out entirely.

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Seed Oils Aren’t the Problem—How We Consume Them Is
Nutrition experts separate fact from fiction on plant-based oils, also known as seed oils, what products to choose, and why you might pick oil over butter or tallow
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July 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Why don't we have a vaccine for Lyme disease yet?

That was the question posed for Linden Hu, a @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social immunologist and Lyme disease expert on the most recent episode of @scifri.bsky.social!

Listen: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/lym...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Congrats to Deeb Salem, Professor of Medicine, TUSM, Chairman of Medicine Emeritus, Tufts Medical Center, has been appointed Chair of the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Continuing Education Review (CCER)! 🎊
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July 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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TUSM Adjunct Assistant Professor Mark Ruffalo explains his new Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory (BPD-I™) for evaluating patients for the possible presence of borderline personality disorder. 🧠

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Introducing the Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory
Discover the innovative Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory (BPD-I™), a psychodynamically-informed tool for assessing BPD symptoms effectively.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Sisters Erica Perry, a student at TUSDM (D26), and Alexis Perry, a student at TUSM (M27), have found a unique way to bring comfort and connection to their patients: through music. 🎶

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June 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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🧠 TUSM celebrated the inaugural Ghahreman Khodadad Professorship in Neuroscience Lecture, marking the launch of the Khodadad Center for Excessive Pathological Selfishness (EPS).

Dr. Emily Newman, the first to hold the professorship and a triple Jumbo, delivered a keen lecture!
Dean Boucher, Dr. Newman, and Provost Genco smiling together.
June 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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🎊 Exciting news: Malak S. AlThgafi, MD, MBA, has been proposed as Chair and Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, with a joint appointment in Neurosurgery at TUSM.

Welcome, Dr. AlThgafi!
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June 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Members of TUSM’s Public Health program were proud to attend the sold-out MPHA Spring Awards Breakfast — joined by Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, a triple Jumbo and steadfast advocate for health equity in Massachusetts. 💙

#MPHA #TuftsPublicHealth #HealthEquity #TuftsMed
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June 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Soma Sengupta as the proposed chair & professor of neurology at TUSM and chair of neurology at Tufts Medical Center, starting Sept 2025! 🎉
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June 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Ron I. Riesenburger on being named Chair of Neurosurgery at TUSM & Tufts Medical Center! 🩵🐘

A leader in spine, trauma, cancer, and vascular neurosurgery—and a dedicated mentor—Dr. Riesenburger is advancing care and education. 👏
Dr. Ron I. Riesenburger, smiling.
June 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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✨👩🏾‍🔬 Already a powerful day at the Tufts Women’s Health Summit celebrating historical research, bold conversations, and visionary leadership — with keynote speaker Dr. Vivian Pinn.
TUSM affiliates introducing the Summit. TUSM leadership smiling. Tufts Women's Health Summit entryway sign. Dr. Vivian Pinn speaking at the podium.
June 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Pathogenic bacteria is bacteria that can cause disease. At @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social, a physician and researcher is working to turn that pathogenic bacteria into a tool that could help some people feel better.
Smart Microbes Use Pathogenic Tools to Deliver Therapeutics
A physician-scientist at the School of Medicine modifies bacteria to secrete beneficial proteins that could help people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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June is Pride Month 🌈 At TUSM, we honor the strength, joy, and contributions of our LGBTQ+ community—this month and every month. You belong here.

#Pride #LGBTQinMedicine #TuftsPride #TuftsMed
Happy Pride Month!
June 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM