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WBJ names the 2025 Champions of Health Care
Experts in Central Mass. prepare for flu season with new variant on the way to U.S.
Shields and UMMH advancing access to innovative healthcare
New healthcare technology will soon be available to residents in Central Massachusetts as Shields Health strengthens its partnership with UMas
Tufts, UMass hospitals both face significant operating losses. How do they plan to do better with looming federal cuts?
Two of the state’s largest health systems have reported multi-million dollar operating losses for the last year, but their outlooks on what that means for the future are wildly different.
After a Stroke, Women Struggle With Daily Tasks for Longer Than Men
About 1 in 5 women ages 55 to 75 will have a stroke. A new study found that, in their first year of stroke recovery, women struggled more than men to get their daily lives back on track.
Massachusetts has a problem with primary care access. A new proposal suggests a bold solution.
Overall this is a step forward, although it’s hard to imagine we could actually double spending in primary care without driving the overall costs of healthcare up.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation Event Raises More Than $23K For Cancer Patients
Shotguns become spades in annual gun buyback program in Worcester
70 Worcester County residents turned in 134 unwanted guns in six different towns and cities on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 13, as part of the 24th annual Guns 2 Gardens buyback program, which collects firearms and repurposes their pieces into garden tools.
UMass Memorial Medical Center named #1 maternity hospital in Central Mass.
UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is the best hospital for maternity care in Central Massachusetts, according to U.S. News & World Report.
UMass Memorial to build $54 million cancer treatment facility
A specialized kind of cancer treatment is coming to central Massachusetts. The state Public Health Council on Wednesday greenlit UMass Memorial Health’s request to build a $54 million cancer care facility in Marlborough.
2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care by State
You Just Found Out You Have High Triglycerides—Here Are 6 Things Cardiologists Recommend Doing
Elevated triglyceride levels increase the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, strokes and chronic inflammation of the blood vessels
Khanh-Van Tran, M.D., Ph.D. | Physicians, Cardiology, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Tis the season for holiday family fun runs. Here's how to keep kids safe and healthy
WBJ names the 2025 Champions of Health Care
Reality star’s latest brain scan reveals troubling concerns
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has learned from a recent brain scan that parts of her brain show what doctors described as “low activity,” a startling finding that came not long after she disclosed a prior brain aneurysm diagnosis, People reported.