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‘Everybody’s got the flu.’ Cases are spiking quickly in children, doctors say.
WBJ names the 2025 Champions of Health Care
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
Milford Regional Physician Group joins UMass Memorial Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company, honors 34 physician groups in its 24th annual Physician Group Honor Roll
Can health providers save money while improving care?
Flu cases already surging in Mass., ahead of expected post-holiday spike
In a typical year, a spike in influenza cases rears its ugly head coming out of the holidays. This year, health experts are warning that cases were already surging as we enter that period, and the result could wind up stressing the capacity of Massachusetts hospitals.
‘Everybody’s got the flu.’ Cases are spiking quickly in children, doctors say.
This year, it started a little more abruptly, and the number of cases we saw became much higher at a much faster rate than we’re usually seeing.
Dr. Jeanne McCoy | Chair of Pediatrics, UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center
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.