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UMass Memorial Health awards $1.2 million to Central Mass. non-profits
UMass Memorial Health has awarded more than $1 million to local non-profit organizations working to make Central Mass. healthier.
Marlborough Hospital Adds Little Free Library To Boost Literacy
Marlborough Hospital Thursday dedicated a new outpost aimed at providing literacy resources to the community.
Community Healthlink granted $50K from MassDevelopment for renovations
Community Healthlink in Worcester has received a slice of $519,457 of MassDevelopment funding announced Monday, in order to remake its cafeteria.
'I shouldn't be alive': Survivor of Massachusetts plane crash shares recovery update
A man who survived a plane crash in the MetroWest area of Massachusetts is on track to be discharged a week after it happened…
UMass Memorial taps CNO as interim president
UMass Memorial Medical Center has tapped its chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, Justin Precourt, to serve as interim president.
Wegmans' closure in Natick means some workers with disabilities need a new employer
Scott Duessel has worked at UMass Memorial-Marlborough Hospital for nine years. He handles all aspects of sanitation, from waxing down floors and cleaning up spills to wiping windows and making every aspect of the hospital shine.
Valve replacement surgery not what it used to be
The human heart is a complicated, masterfully designed organ on the one hand — but incredibly simple on the other. It is a pump. And like any pump, it’s got parts that can wear out. Case in point: its valves…
The Benefits of Morning Meditation
There are some things we all know we’re supposed to do to feel better: drink more water, take more walks, go on fewer tequila benders.
Holy Cross, UMass Memorial partner on internship program
The Worcester institutions The College of the Holy Cross and UMass Memorial Health, are partnering this summer to offer hands-on experience to students at the Worcester college.
UMass Memorial president on tackling patient flow issues
Emergency department boarding remains at crisis levels even as the pandemic dwindles — and capacity problems will likely persist for hospitals through the next decade.
Natural language processing can limit report discrepancies between AI and radiologists
Neither radiologists nor artificial intelligence algorithms have a perfect track record when it comes to diagnostic accuracy, but quality assurance measures can help to bridge the gap in discordance between the two.
Scientists ramp up efforts to develop vaccine for virus linked to mononucleosis — and worse
Epstein-Barr is one of the world’s most common human viruses and the most frequent cause of infectious mononucleosis — the “kissing disease” that’s the scourge of college campuses…