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Keep it or toss it? Date label confusion causing people to waste ‘perfectly good food,’ expert says
Buying groceries takes a big bite -- a really big bite -- out of a family’s budget today.
52 hospitals and health systems with great innovation programs | 2024
Becker’s is delighted to recognize 52 hospitals and health systems with great innovation programs.
Following opening of $220M tower, UMass Memorial ER wait times are dropping
New data shows the opening of UMass Memorial Health’s $220-million acute-care facility North Pavilion in Worcester has contributed to increase
UMass Memorial to require masks for employees starting Tuesday, encourage visitor masking
As rates of respiratory illness increase throughout the state including COVID-19, UMass Memorial Medical Center will be temporarily requiring masks for employees during every patient encounter and in common areas starting Tuesday.
34 hospital and health system innovation programs to know | 2023
Becker's is excited to honor 34 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs…
Lead pipes or lead paint: Which is the greater health risk in Worcester?
Proposed regulations announced Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could force cities nationwide, including Worcester, to replace all lead pipes that carry drinking water…
Local doctors note uptick in cases of RSV
As the holiday season arrives, so too comes the season for respiratory illnesses.
Indeed, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, doctors say they’re seeing an uptick in cases of RSV.
Shortage of new drug to fight RSV: What are the consequences in Worcester?
At UMass Memorial Health, there is enough supply of the 50 milligram dose to last for the next three to four weeks, said Dr. Wendy Timpson, clinical chief of the hospital’s neonatology division.
CDC projects moderate COVID-19 wave this winter
One thing clinicians DO know is that the currently circulating COVID-19 variants are highly transmissible. “Meaning it takes less viral particles to get sick,” said Robert Klugman, MD, a professor of medicine and head of employee health at UMass Memorial Health.
UMass Memorial and Milford Regional Medical Center take step for possible merger
UMass Memorial Health and Milford Regional Medical Center may merge, signing a letter of intent that will allow the organizations to explore a potential corporate affiliation.
UMass Memorial to host first annual Vintage Fashion Show for colon cancer
Doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center are trading in their white coats for something a little more fashionable to help raise awareness for cancer.
For Our Kids: Pediatric Behavioral Health Needs With UMass Memorial
UMass Memorial Health's boarding practices reduce the length of time kids are hospitalized in the emergency department, allowing them to receive care in their homes, clinics and in psychiatric units as appropriate.
Local police bring 'Bright Lights' to pediatric cancer patients at UMass Memorial
WORCESTER, Mass. - September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Tuesday night, police from across central Massachusetts came together for UMass Memorial's annual “Bright Lights” for pediatric cancer patients.
Health officials say COVID-19 is in an uptick, but not as deadly as previous waves
The uptick in cases is playing out similarly in other parts of the state. Dr.
UMass Memorial Health, one of Massachusetts' largest health systems, reinstates mask rules for staff
Citing "dramatic" recent increases in the number of COVID-19 cases among employees over the past two weeks, UMass Memorial Health is reinstating a mask mandate for staff members whenever they interact with patients.