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Okami Medical Enrolls First Patient in Vascular Occlusion Registry

Okami Medical announced that it enrolled the first patient in the ALPHA Registry evaluating its LOBO vascular occlusion...

UMass Memorial Health Receives $100,000 Gift from Main Street Group Foundation to Support Emergency Department Renovation and Expansion at Marlborough Campus

UMass Memorial Health today announced it received a $100,000 gift from Main Street Group Foundation, the charitable arm of Main Street Bank. This generous funding will support the expansion and renovation of the emergency department at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Marlborough Campus.

UMass Memorial Health-Milford Regional and Whitin Community Center to Host Free “Mental Health Essentials for Coaches” Webinar

During May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center’s Community Benefits Committee and the Whitin Community Center are teaming up to offer “Mental Health Essentials for Coaches,” a free webinar to help youth sports coaches support their athletes’ mental health

Robotic-Assisted TKA Yielded Improved Rates of Patient Satisfaction vs Conventional TKA

Results presented here showed patients who underwent robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty experienced improved...

Dr. Eric Alper, Senior Vice President, System Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Erica Smith, Erica Smith, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and Associate Vice President of Clinical Informatics stand together in the office space of UMass Memorial Health.

How Smart Hospitals Push Forward From Pilot to Practice

An Apple iPad device stationed outside of a hospital room glows yellow, indicating that the patient inside is a fall risk. Before the clinician enters, she touches the screen to view other updates and confirm that she doesn’t need to first check in at the nurse’s station.

Illustration of the pancreas' location in relation to the abdomen and other organs, bones, and blood flow.

UMass Memorial Introduces Minimally Invasive EUS-RFA Therapy to Extend Life of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Most patients receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage, leaving limited treatment options and a challenging prognosis.

Brook AI: Remote Patient Monitoring Cuts Readmissions and Boosts Hypertension Control – CEO Interview (2026)

The landscape of healthcare delivery is undergoing a significant shift, with remote patient monitoring (RPM) emerging as...

Five New GI Devices to Know in 2026

As gastroenterology shifts further toward advanced outpatient care, a new wave of devices is expanding what can be treated endoscopically, and how efficiently practices can operate.

The Albert Sherman Center on UMass Memorial Health's University Campus, at dusk with lights on.

UMass Named Among Nation's Best Hospitals in Annual Newsweek List

UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 61st nationwide in the newly released World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list from Newsweek and data firm Statista.

Adelaide Greenwald was 18 at the time of her heart surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

'I Didn't Think This Would Happen to Me:' Uxbridge 19-Year-Old Shares Story of Her Rare Heart Attack

A 19-year-old Uxbridge woman is raising awareness in honor of American Heart Month. Living with a heart condition her whole life, Adelaide Greenwald was just 18 when one morning, things just didn't feel right.