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American Heart Association announces 2025 Heart of Gold Award recipients in Central Massachusetts
The American Heart Association is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Heart of Gold Awards, which will be presented at the Central Ma
New, advanced heart procedure at UMass Memorial Medical Center helping people with heart rhythm issues
A Worcester woman is saying thank you this Valentine's Day after she says a new advanced treatment at a local hospital saved her heart.
Flu classified as "high severity" nationwide, cases spike in Massachusetts
Amrita Sidhu finally got her flu shot, but only at the urging of her daughter who is in the medical profession and seeing a spike in severe ca
The stress test facing Massachusetts health care
We all want sustainable and convenient access to primary care, timely emergency care, and reasonably priced health insurance.
Now is the time for providers, payers, and legislators to come together to develop solutions that reduce administrative burdens for providers, increase investments in primary care, and strengthen safety net institutions.
Dr. Eric Dickson
Unexpected Ways AI Is Changing Health Care—Beyond Notes and Diagnosis
AI can transcribe clinical notes, draft MyChart messages, interpret X-rays and...well, what else can it do?
Flu classified as "high severity" nationwide, cases spike in Massachusetts
Amrita Sidhu finally got her flu shot, but only at the urging of her daughter who is in the medical profession and seeing a spike in severe cases of the flu in Massachusetts.
New, advanced heart procedure at UMass Memorial Medical Center helping people with heart rhythm issues
A Worcester woman is saying thank you this Valentine's Day after she says a new advanced treatment at a local hospital saved her heart.
National Wear Red Day aims to raise awareness for women's heart health
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women and the American Heart Association is working to make sure women know how to keep themselves healthy and prevent the disease as best they can.
Trump targets transgender care: What does it mean for Worcester families, providers?
It would be an understatement to say Danielle Killay is concerned about an executive order from the White House that targets the transgender community.
Coping with flying anxiety following the tragic crash in Washington D.C.
As thousands of daily flights continue, some travelers have the victims of the tragic mid-air crash in Washington D.C. on their minds.
Mass. doctors worry about vaccine hesitancy as skeptic RFK Jr. faces Senate
Massachusetts has some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in the country, but across the state doctors and public health experts said they're concerned about growing vaccine skepticism and the potential for disease outbreaks.
"Measles is always like the canary in the coal mine," Hermos said, "because measles is so incredibly contagious."
Christina Hermos, pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Children's Medical Center at UMass Memorial Medical Center
UMass Memorial creates digital hospital to centralize care and provide patient assistance throughout Central Mass.
In response to the rise of telehealth post-COVID, Central Massachusetts’ largest healthcare system has established a new Digital Hub, looking to centralize remote medicine and streamline operations at all its campuses throughout Central Massachusetts to better treat its patients.
'It's a start:' UMass Memorial Health planning ER for Nashoba Valley following hospital closure last year
A new emergency department looks to fill the void left by the closing of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. The announcement coming from UMass Memorial Health, who says their goal is to help the surrounding communities who haven't had a hospital in months.
Amid capacity crisis, UMass Memorial adds new inpatient hospital beds
The health system said the new facility will help alleviate the capacity crunch in its hospitals' emergency departments.