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The Importance of Good Home Office Lighting
With home offices now permanent fixtures, it’s important that your setup at home isn’t creating issues with your health. Good home office lighting can ease eye strain and fatigue, as well as aches and pains.
Maybe you’re fully remote or have a hybrid work schedule. Maybe you’re working at your kitchen table or jimmy-rigged your ironing board into a stand-up desk. Whatever the scenario, sufficient lighting around your workspace is the most important part of good ergonomic lighting.
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The Benefits of CBD: Fact or Fiction?
With the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts, the cannabis industry has been booming. CBD or cannabidiol products haven't only been used for recreation, but many believe that these oils, gummies and topicals may serve as natural remedies for the following:
- Pain
- Inflammation
- Anxiety
- Epilepsy
- Depression
- Acne
Additionally, many individuals have confidence that CBD products may help those who suffer from autism or other neurobehavioral disorders, easing hypersensitivities to things, such as light and sound.
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Do Fitness Trackers Really Work?
According to Pew Research, roughly one in five U.S. adults use a fitness tracker, those wearable devices that record your daily physical activity along with other health data, such as heart rate or calories burned.
But the question is: Do these ubiquitous bits of technology really make us more fit and healthy?
The answer is; it depends.
UMass Memorial Medical Center
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Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
More than two dozen high school students exploring careers in medicine, research and public health presented their research at UMass Chan Medical School on Wednesday, April 9, during an event marking their successful completion of the 2025 Pipeline Dreams program.
“I am interested in medicine because I believe medicine is the heart of activism and it affects all scopes of life,” said Nakeisha Moise, a junior at Worcester’s North High School. “The more we invest in health, the more we invest in the advancement of our world.”
Giving, HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Marlborough Hospital, Milford Regional, UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Medical Group
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UMass Memorial Health couple preparing for the 129th Boston Marathon
Lauren Murphy is preparing to run the Boston Marathon and she’s got her husband Brian Rettger by her side.
“This is my third marathon in six months," Murphy said. "But Brian is actually the one who got me into running during COVID.”
HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Marlborough Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center
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UMass Memorial to buy Groton property for new Nashoba Valley emergency facility
After UMass Memorial Health previously announced it would open an emergency department in the Nashoba Valley region in the wake of Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closure, the Worcester-based system is taking next steps to acquire a Groton site to open a satellite emergency facility.
Children's Medical Center, Harrington, HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Marlborough Hospital, Milford Regional, UMass Memorial Medical Center
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In unanimous vote, Worcester health board pushes vaccinations, dismissing RFK Jr. stance
The Board of Health wants the publi
HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Marlborough Hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center
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UMass Memorial Health to open emergency department in wake of Nashoba closing. Here's where
UMass Memorial Health confirmed it will build an emergency department in Groton to help fill the health care void left after last summer's closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
UMass Memorial Medical Center
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Mass. physician assistants want more autonomy in providing health care. Why it matters
Facing a statewide health care workforce shortage, advocates for physician assistants spoke last week at the State House to support legislation that eliminates restrictive supervision requirements, as they aim to expand care access in underserved areas.