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Breast cancer survivor says first mammogram at age 40 saved her life, "It still is jarring."
After the shock and emotional rollercoaster of a breast cancer diagnosis at 40, Alexis Matera got to work.
Local Hospital Teams Up With Milford School To Help Teens With Disabilities Find Employment
A program at UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional Medical Center supports teenagers with intellectual and developmental disabilities in preparing for the future. The Project SEARCH program gives teens with disabilities three 11-week internships during their final year of high school.
Healing with Purpose: Dr. Anil Chandraker’s Visionary Journey in Kidney Transplantation and Compassionate Care
Dr. Anil K. Chandraker is more than a world-renowned transplant nephrologist—he is a visionary physician, educator, and policy leader whose work has reshaped the field of kidney transplantation worldwide.
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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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
1 year since Carney and Nashoba closures, gaps in service are clear
It’s been a year since a financial crisis brought the nation’s largest private for-profit hospital system, Steward Healthcare, to an abrupt end.
‘Every Light, Every Story’
The Fitchburg community gathered on Thursday, Aug. 21 at the Upper Common for the 10th Annual Overdose Vigil, a night of remembrance and hope for those touched by addiction.
New AMA Guidance on AI Adoption and Governance Is Essential for CMOs. Here's Why.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released guidance for health systems and hospitals on artificial intelligence governance and adoption.
The AI governance committee will help us implement AI tools in the safest way.
Eric Alper, MD | Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer
40 Under Forty 2025: Kait Urlaub
During a turbulent labor market, Kait Urlaub's leadership proved essential to workforce stabilization and growth at UMass Memorial Health, the largest Central Mass. healthcare system with 20,000+ employees.
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