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Medical experts are stressing that members of the public should be up to date on their vaccines as Massachusetts, including the Worcester area, sees a significant spike in two respiratory illnesses. 

One is pertussis, also called whooping cough, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health...

At UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, the largest health system in Central Massachusetts, a new program will provide Black women who are giving birth access to culturally tailored and equitable support from a doula.

Includes UMass Memorial Health Cancer Center in a list of 100 hospital and health systems with great oncology programs. 

Benjamin Hamar, MD, Director of the Maternity Center at UMass Memorial and a member of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, discuss the new hospital-at-home program for postpartum patients.

In an effort to boost access to craniofacial care for children, Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health has teamed up with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a California-based medical nonprofit.

Justin Precourt, interim president of Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center, has officially shed his provisional title, assuming his role as president of the largest hospital in Central Massachusetts. 

Tuesday, UMass Memorial Health and nonprofit SMOC, or South Middlesex Opportunity Council, highlighting the impact their collaboration has had on helping homeless people. The collaboration started earlier this year, which provides essential services for people experiencing homelessness but are also...

Dr. A. Gwen Caffrey, an oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, contributes to the information in an article on rising rates of breast cancer in young women.

Dr. A. Gwen Caffrey, an oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital speaks on the rising rates of breast cancer in young women.

More than 2,000 participants descended on Polar Park in Worcester for the 26th annual UMass Cancer Walk presented by Harr Toyota on Sunday, Sept. 29. The event honored superheroes—patients, survivors, family members, researchers, health care providers, sponsors and volunteers. This year, more than...

The UMass Memorial gift, in partnership with University of Massachusetts Foundation, establishes new endowed chairs which support efforts to impact more patients across the region.

WORCESTER, Mass., September 26, 2024 – UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) today announced that five new UMMH endowed chairs...

Q&A with Dr. Eric Dickson, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, on the Steward health care crisis, physician shortages, rising healthcare costs and news at UMass Memorial Health.