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Dr. Michael Hirsh says COVID-19 isn't going away anytime soon. In fact, as the virus continues to mutate, Hirsh says it looks to be a permanent fixture like the flu.

"Their mission is to spread widely, but not necessarily make us so sick," Hirsh said.

The list features the Medical Center as a leading nonprofit academic medical center with excellence in cutting-edge medical technology and specialist services.

The UMass Memorial Health Emergency Department said it began seeing a significant rise in opioid overdoses two weeks ago, and a veterinary anesthetic appears to have entered the street supply of drugs in the city.

There's no doubt the number of COVID-19 infections are on the rise this summer. If it’s not an official surge, it’s a steep upward curve, and the numbers prove it. 

Massachusetts experienced a 33% spike in confirmed and probable COVID cases in the past month, according to the state Department of...

There's no doubt the number of COVID-19 infections are on the rise this summer. If it’s not an official surge, it’s a steep upward curve, and the numbers prove it. 

Massachusetts experienced a 33% spike in confirmed and probable COVID cases in the past month, according to the state Department of...

Spearheaded by Dr. Lee Mancini, the head of sports medicine at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, doctors from the sports medicine department along with trainers from local colleges and high school's met at the Buffone Rink in Worcester to practice scenarios where a hockey player has a spinal...

Spearheaded by Dr. Lee Mancini, the head of sports medicine at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, doctors from the sports medicine department along with trainers from local colleges and high school's met at the Buffone Rink in Worcester to practice scenarios where a hockey player has a spinal...

Learnings from ongoing Healthy at Home Study at UMass Chan Medical School pave the way for expansion of innovative COPD care at home.

Learnings from ongoing Healthy at Home Study at UMass Chan Medical School pave the way for expansion of innovative COPD care at home.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of America's Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek, earning the top five-ribbon rating for the third year in a row. The list names the top 404 leading hospitals for maternity care in the U.S. divided into two performance categories: five-ribbon...

Our caregivers are extra special … you could say “the best!” And, the votes cast by you and readers across the region to determine the "Best of Central Mass" puts us up on top. In fact, UMass Memorial Health has been voted the "Best Place to Work!" The results were announced at this month’s Best of...

Congratulations to our Women’s Health team for earning top recognition as a ‘High Performing’ Maternity Hospital for the third year in a row by U.S. News & World Report.  

To be recognized among U. S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, 680 hospitals were evaluated using core maternity and...