The level of talent and commitment among the professionals in the Central Massachusetts business community is awe-inspiring. Take, for example, Dr. Crista Johnson-Agbakwu from UMass Memorial Health and UMass Chan Medical School.

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.

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.

Community members gathered on Nov. 12 to build over 400 care packages for local children in need, just in time for the holiday season. Run by the Marlborough-based nonprofit Kits for Kids, local volunteers put together the “kits” for children each year.

The 4th annual “WooSox Foundation Honors” gala will honor four community leaders, Saturday, December 6, at Polar Park.

UMass Memorial Health Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford earned an "A" grade for its ability to protect its...

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.

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.

The word inflamed may give you shudders. But the process of inflammation is actually a normal, natural reaction from your body’s immune system to defend against invaders, like germs and toxins, by sending out white blood cells and proteins.

When Holden resident Emily Cormack was in the hospital on bed rest awaiting the arrival of her twins, receiving a cheerful pink dahlia out of the blue meant the world to her.