Mentions UMass Memorial Health's efforts in helping to bring down overdose deaths in Worcester. 

Dr. Richard Ellison, immunologist and infectious disease specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center, is interviewed about mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE).

Letter from Dr. Luu Ireland of UMass Memorial Medical Center applauding the Legislature’s passage of the maternal health bill.

Dr. Michael Hirsh says COVID-19 isn't going away anytime soon. In fact, as the virus continues to mutate, Hirsh says it looks to be a permanent fixture like the flu.

"Their mission is to spread widely, but not necessarily make us so sick," Hirsh said.

The UMass Memorial Health Emergency Department said it began seeing a significant rise in opioid overdoses two weeks ago, and a veterinary anesthetic appears to have entered the street supply of drugs in the city.

Spearheaded by Dr. Lee Mancini, the head of sports medicine at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, doctors from the sports medicine department along with trainers from local colleges and high school's met at the Buffone Rink in Worcester to practice scenarios where a hockey player has a spinal injury or laceration and every second counts. 

As the use of artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent in health care, UMass Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room in Worcester last year quietly became the first level-one trauma center in the United States to implement KATE AI.

Now, after nearly 18 months, UMass Memorial has seen a significant increase in the accuracy of its initial assessment of the severity of patients’ conditions.

Transitioning out of a hospital into a home care setting comes with its own challenges, which are compounded when a patient doesn’t have anywhere to transition to.

UMass Memorial Health surgical oncologist and Little League mom Dr. Jennifer LaFemina is being credited with saving an umpire’s life after he was hit in the neck by a foul ball.