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TJR indications expand, making it a young man’s game
Published data has shown advances in implant materials, technology and surgical techniques have allowed TJR implants to become more durable and reproducible in younger patients.
At UMass Memorial visit, Healey urges lawmakers to back $400M for medical research
Gov. Maura T. Healey made a stop in Worcester to push state lawmakers to support legislation to pump $400 million into medical research.
We need to address the cost of health care. Things can’t be done the way we're doing them today. We need funds for research to cut the cost of care.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health

95 academic medical center CEOs to know | 2025
Justin Precourt, RN, DNP, President at UMass Memorial Medical Center, named among academic medical center CEOs at the helm of some of the most complex and influential organizations in health care.
Teddy Bear Clinic For Children At UMass Memorial Health
The Teddy Bear Clinic will teach children of all ages about health and safety through interactive booths. Children can bring their teddy bear or doll for a checkup, as well.
Back to School: School lunches and nutrition
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

Back to School: Protecting young athletes during growth spurts

One year since the Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
1 year since Carney and Nashoba closures, gaps in service are clear

At UMass Memorial, Adam Faust one of 1,341 stories on Overdose Awareness Day
New AMA Guidance on AI Adoption and Governance Is Essential for CMOs. Here's Why.
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
2 Massachusetts hospitals named in top 10 in U.S. Here's where

Central Mass. family honors son, raises substance abuse awareness through UMass fund
Last summer, exhausted from saving the life of a man who was overdosing in a convenience store bathroom, Adam Faust took a pill to help him fall asleep.