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Health Systems Must Shift AI Use From Automation to Transformation
While healthcare investments in AI are two to three times that of other industries, most providers focus AI's power on tackling administrative tasks. But AI's true value is in transforming care, explain experts at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum.
More patients now use GLP-1 medications after bariatric surgery to lose more weight
Losing weight is never easy. Now, some patients are relying on a one-two punch to drop those unwanted pounds.
Why UMass Memorial Health Is Slowing Down Before It Speeds Up AI
In a rush to be among the first, it can be easy for hospitals and health systems to succumb to the AI craze and deploy it prematurely. UMass Memorial Health, meanwhile, is taking a more measured approach before scaling the technology.
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11.25.25 |
Spectrum News 1 |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Experts in Central Mass. prepare for flu season with new variant on the way to U.S.
Dipping temperatures, family gatherings, the holidays. All signs flu season is just about here. With a new variant expected to hit the United States, local doctors are preparing for what could be a very busy winter.
11.21.25 |
Boston 25 News |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Mass. Man Shares Experience With Electroconvulsive Therapy To Help Others Battling Depression
November is Men’s Health Awareness Month. It’s a month meant to encourage men to prioritize both their physical and mental health. According to the CDC, the suicide rate for men is four times higher than the rate among women.
11.13.25 |
Spectrum News 1 |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Local Cardiologist Speaks on Heart Health Following the Passing of Former Vice President Dick Cheney
The family of former Vice President Dick Cheney said he passed away Monday, November 3rd of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Cheney was 84.
11.10.25 |
Telegram & Gazette |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
In the Media
Strands of Care: Sisters From Leominster Area Knit Prayer Shawls for Veterans in Hospitals
Two Worcester County sisters are amazed that the little bit of red, white and blue yarn that they twist and knot into a prayer shawl makes such a difference to the ailing veterans at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance in Clinton and Leominster who receive them.
10.7.25 |
Boston Globe |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Costco is selling Ozempic and Wegovy at about half price. Here are 5 things to know.
Costco has struck a deal with drugmaker Novo Nordisk to sell the popular GLP-1 medications Ozempic and Wegovy for about half their usual price — $499 a month. The discount still requires a doctor’s prescription, medical supervision, and careful consideration of coverage and cost.
9.30.25 |
Boston Globe |
In the Media,
Legislation
Home hospital programs stop accepting patients ahead of looming government shutdown
Major hospital systems in Massachusetts have stopped accepting patients to their home hospital programs as the expiration of a Medicare provision allowing the care approaches — along with a potential government shutdown.
9.24.25 |
Boston Globe |
In the Media,
Legislation,
Patient Care
‘We want this to be able to continue’: Successful home hospital programs could be victims of D.C. gridlock
Paula Ward’s phone rang at 2:08 a.m., waking her up on the couch in her apartment in South Boston. It was her nurse. Ward’s oxygen levels had dropped, the nurse said, explaining the early morning call. She asked Ward to clamp a small device to the end of her finger to check her oxygen saturation, or percentage of oxygen in her blood.
9.22.25 |
Becker’s Physician Leadership |
Human Interest,
In the Media,
Innovations
The skills boosting physicians’ value in the next 5 years
As new technologies like AI and machine learning change the way that medicine is practiced across healthcare settings, clinical leaders are paying close attention to the skills that will be valued and needed over the next five years.
9.22.25 |
Telegram & Gazette |
In the Community,
In the Media,
Patient Care
UMass Memorial’s New Emergency Facility in Nashoba Valley Moves One Step Closer to Reality
Federal, state and local officials gathered in Groton Monday, Sept. 22, to celebrate the first steps toward bringing health care back to the residents of the Nashoba Valley, by unveiling renderings of UMass Memorial Health’s planned satellite emergency room.
9.19.25 |
Gov1 |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
Patient Care
Mass. paramedicine program targets emergency care gap for adults with developmental disabilities
A 24/7 community paramedicine program launching this fall will provide in-home evaluation and treatment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Worcester County.
9.3.25 |
7 News Boston |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Back to School: School lunches and nutrition
Experts are warning that too much sugar at school lunches can get in the way of learning.
Sugar is one of those things that, while it tastes good and we all like it, for some kids it’s going to excite them and give them that sugar rush. But then they’re also going to crash.
Nia Jones | Dietician, UMass Memorial Medical Center
9.2.25 |
Spectrum News 1 |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
In the Media,
Patient Care
One year since the Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
A ‘For Sale’ sign remains outside the former site of Nashoba Valley Medical Center; now one year since the hospital closed. State Senator Jamie Eldridge said there’s still hope to improve health care for the area.
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