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Running the Boston Marathon for the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
The 129th Boston Marathon won’t be John Kelly’s first rodeo.
UMass Memorial Health couple preparing for the 129th Boston Marathon
Lauren Murphy is preparing to run the Boston Marathon and she’s got her husband Brian Rettger by her side.
Husband’s gift, wife’s miracle: the kidney that saved 2 lives
When Erin Murphy thinks about how her husband helped her receive a kidney transplant much sooner than expected, she has only one way to descri
Urgent call for help at Worcester vaccine site
WORCESTER, Mass. — A COVID-19 testing site in Worcester made an emergency call for staffing help Friday night
Massachusetts hospitals grapple with COVID-19-fueled worker shortages; 'Worst surge that we've had'
WORCESTER, Mass. — Massachusetts health care workers are exhausted as they try to navigate the unprecedented number of COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron surge.
Massachusetts ICU Beds Almost Full as COVID Positivity Rate Nearly Doubles in a Week
Hospital officials in Massachusetts are warning that intensive care unit (ICU) beds are nearing capacity as the state's positivity rate nearly doubled in a week due to the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Worcester hit with record-high COVID cases; city resources, hospitals stretched thin
WORCESTER — Wednesday marked a grim record in the city's ongoing battle with COVID-19.
With 3,513 new cases since last week's press conference, the city is shattering records for transmission.
More than 3,500 new COVID-19 cases reported in Worcester in past week
WORCESTER, Mass. - In just one week, the City of Worcester has reported its highest one day increase, one week increase and seven-day average of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
'No ICU beds left': Massachusetts hospitals are maxed out as COVID continues to surge
Dr. Melisa Lai-Becker, the medical director for the emergency department at Cambridge Health Alliance's Everett Hospital, spent much of Monday afternoon urgently calling hospitals all over the state.
When it comes to COVID in children under age 5, experts struggle to provide useful guidance
The website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes scores of bullet points and lists on how best to protect friends and family from COVID-19.
Largest health systems to require booster for Covid vaccine mandate
“I think it’s the right move,” said Dr. Eric Dickson, CEO of UMass Memorial Health. “I support their decision. And we are actively considering it …. Once we’re through this latest surge — the worst of the three — we will likely follow suit.”
Hospitals In For ‘Rough’ January, Says UMass Memorial Health Care President
WORCESTER (CBS) – The president of UMass Memorial Health Care says this month is going to be “rough” for hospitals in the state.
Long, snaking line at COVID-19 testing site in Massachusetts after New Year's weekend
WORCESTER, Mass. — Hundreds of people in Massachusetts waited for hours outside in the cold in order to receive a COVID-19 test following the New Year's holiday weekend.
Kent offers state’s first ‘hospital-at-home’ acute care program
“Patients like being in their home, where they’re happier and sleeping in their own beds, surrounded by loved ones, their favorite cat and TV,” said Dr. Taki Michaelidis, medical director of the program at UMass Memorial Health. “In your home environment, you just recover better.”
Massachusetts residents wait in cold for hours to get COVID tests, officials seek more testing sites amid omicron ‘log jam’: ‘We have to do better’
Bay Staters are having their patience tested to kick off the year as thousands of people on Monday waited in massive lines — some shivering in the bitter cold for hours — to get tested for COVID amid the omicron surge.