UMass Memorial Health allergist provides tips on how to prepare for allergy season
Just a week into spring and the weather still feels anything but. While many see the season as a time for fresh starts...
Cochlear Implants for Children
Cochlear Implants for Children in Central Massachusetts and Beyond
The highly skilled team at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Children’s Medical Center provides comprehensive cochlear implant care. Pediatric specialists with advanced training in disorders of the ear and nearby nerves (otology and neurotology) work alongside audiologists and other specialists to deliver personalized care. The team also includes speech-language pathologists who use age-appropriate techniques to help your child develop listening, speaking and communication skills.
We offer lifelong support, allowing your child to...
America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025
Progress toward gender equity in the workplace continues even as challenges remain. From the lingering wage gap and...
Pediatricians walk a delicate line with parents in measles vaccination debate
One mom told her pediatrician she was skipping a checkup for her 4-month-old because she was afraid the baby would catch...
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?
When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care
Amid broader concerns about immigration enforcement in previously protected areas such as hospitals, Attorney General...
‘A brighter future': Cochlear implant helps baby experience world in sound
Technology has created a simple moment between parents and their baby that wasn’t possible for this western...
Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinic
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited group of disorders in which a protein in the skin is missing causing the skin to blister easily with friction or trauma. With severe forms, many other organ systems are involved.
The EB Clinic is held twice a month. Once per month, a multidisciplinary team, including a pediatric nutritionist, pediatric gastroenterologist, pediatric ophthalmologist, and pediatric dermatologist, sees pediatric patients and young adults. A wide range of other specialists at UMass Memorial Medical Center have expertise in EB and see patients as needed, including pediatric...