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Charlie Carey, a mobile integrated healthcare paramedic with the Mass General Brigham Home Hospital program, checked supplies in the back of his vehicle after a home visit in South Boston in September.

Massachusetts Home Hospital Programs Face Another Shutdown

Massachusetts health care systems are yet again preparing to pause their home hospital programs as the federal government barrels toward another shutdown.

Keaton Fitzgerald uses a snow shovel to dig out of his driveway, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Owensboro, Ky.

Shoveling Snow Can Create a ‘Perfect Storm’ to Trigger a Heart Attack, Doctor Warns

Cardiologist Youssef Rahban was alarmed during his shift on Monday at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, when ICU nurses saw an unexpected spike in heart attack patients.

A person shovels a driveway - their back is to the camera.

Spike in Shoveling-Related Heart Attacks Prompts Warning From UMass Memorial Doctors

Officials at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester are warning residents to take it easy shoveling snow after they saw a spike in shoveling-related heart attacks on Monday.

Dr. Timothy Boardman, emergency department physician at UMass Memorial Medical Center, speaks to reporters on best health practices during extreme weather.

Mass. Getting Ready for Dangerous Cold, Major Snowstorm

A dramatic drop in temperatures has begun, with frigid weather continuing through Saturday before a foot of snow or more falls on much of New England Sunday.

Dr. Ali Raja , executive vice chair of emergency medicine at Mass General Brigham, spoke to Paul Schneider, a certified physician assistant.

How Accurate Is HBO’s Hit Drama ‘The Pitt?’ Local ER Doctors and Nurses Describe the Reality of Their Jobs.

Emergency room staff cut the clothes off an unresponsive homeless man, and several rats leap from his body onto the...

Dr. Peter Smulowitz Discusses the Flu with MyFM

Kids, Parents, Grandparents; everyone is getting sick. What do we know (about this year's flu)? Listen to the interview...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announcing new regulations to eliminate prior authorization for routine services.

Health Insurers Face New Restrictions as Healey Moves to End Prior Authorizations, Long Hated by Many

Massachusetts health insurers will face new restrictions around the much-maligned practice of prior authorizations, eliminating the red tape around how patients access some drugs and services, Governor Maura Healey said Wednesday.

Dr. Zachary Binder speaks about the flu during an interview.

How To Handle Kids and the Flu

We've been hearing about it for weeks. Flu is raging right now, and children are being affected by that surge. So how...

Disnarda Espinosa (left) and her husband, Roberto Bonilla, waited to get their flu shots at Boston City Hall.

Flu Remains at ‘Very High’ Levels in Mass., R.I., and N.H.

Massachusetts continues to suffer through one of the worst influenza seasons in recent memory, despite seeing a slight dip in cases in the last couple of weeks.

Milford Regional Medical Center's campus signage directing to the Emergency Department.

Milford Regional Physician Group Joins UMass Memorial Health

Fifteen months after Milford Regional Medical Center became a member of the Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health, Milford Regional Physician Group is following in the facility’s footsteps as it has officially joined the UMass Memorial Medical Group, the second-largest physician group in Central Massachusetts.