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New, advanced heart procedure at UMass Memorial Medical Center helping people with heart rhythm issues
Features Chrissy Gaffney, a 58-year-old patient born with a congenital heart defect who received pulsed field ablation treatment at UMass Memorial Medical Center which was the first commercial center in the Northeast to offer the treatment last year. Story includes interview with Dr.

Flu classified as "high severity" nationwide, cases spike in Massachusetts
Quotes Dr. Sandeep Jubbal, an infectious diseases specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center, on this season's second flu surge.

Trump targets transgender care: What does it mean for Worcester families, providers?
Mentions UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) will continue to provide transgender health care services, including for adolescents and young adults.

National Wear Red Day aims to raise awareness for women's heart health
Features caregivers at UMass Memorial Medical Center wearing read for National Wear Red Day to raise awareness for women’s heart health.

When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care
Includes statement from UMass Memorial Health on guidance provided to employees on what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement enter medical facilities in an article about ICE in hospitals.
How UMass Memorial's digital hub is redefining patient care
UMass Memorial Health has launched a digital hub to centralize digital medicine capabilities and improve patient care across inpatient, outpatient, and home settings.
When we think about a digital hub, it's a setting that locates clinical caregivers and digital medicine capabilities to provide better care for patients, whether they're in the inpatient setting, the ambulatory setting, or at home
Eric Alper, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer

‘A brighter future': Cochlear implant helps baby experience world in sound
Features Charlie Sinclair, a 10-month-old baby with Ushers Syndrome who received cochlear implants at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Coping with flying anxiety following the tragic crash in Washington D.C.
Quotes Dr. Tracie Goodness, clinical psychologist at UMass Memorial Health on strategies to cope with flight anxiety following the tragic crash in Washington D.C.
Former Massachusetts hospital CEO dies
Obituary of Francis Saba, former president and CEO of Milford Regional Medical Center.
Mass. doctors worry about vaccine hesitancy as skeptic RFK Jr. faces Senate
Massachusetts has some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in the country, but across the state doctors and public health experts said they're concerned about growing vaccine skepticism and the potential for disease outbreaks.
"Measles is always like the canary in the coal mine," Hermos said, "because measles is so incredibly contagious."
Christina Hermos, pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Children's Medical Center at UMass Memorial Medical Center

Our All-New ‘Top Doctors’ List Is Here
From addiction psychiatry to vascular radiology, these distinguished healthcare providers in 81 specialties represent peer-recommended, professional excellence in New England. This directory can serve as a roadmap to finding top-notch care.

UMass Memorial creates digital hospital to centralize care and provide patient assistance throughout Central Mass.
Interviews Dr. Eric Alper, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer of UMMH, about the new Digital Hub which centralizes remote medicine and streamlines operations throughout the UMass Memorial Health system.