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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
Mass General Brigham ads touting expansion are ruffling feathers
“It is often the case that whoever has the most cash can buy market share,” said Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, which has hospitals in the service area where MGB is seeking to expand.
Dropping masks could have an unintended side effect: the return of sniffles and stomach bugs
Two years of wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and trying not to catch COVID-19 had a welcome, if unplanned, byproduct: many people caught fewer colds and stomach bugs. But that could soon change.
Local hospitals make plans for rationing blood in case shortage becomes dire
When to use blood, and how much to transfuse, is not always a given, said Dr. Vishesh Chhibber, the medical director for the transfusion service at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester.
Local company: Data on first RSV treatment looks promising
To have a drug like that on hand would be a “game-changer,” said Lawrence Rhein, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and a specialist in pediatric pulmonology.
Leominster’s Spanish American Center continues offering monthly COVID-19 vaccine clinics
It joined community partners CENTRO, NewVue Communities, and UMass Memorial Health to host a virtual town hall last month that was open the public and featured a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session, enabling attendees to ask questions about vaccines and getting vaccinated and learn
Epstein-Barr Virus, Mono, and MS: Is a Vaccine Near?
A phase 1 clinical trial for the Moderna vaccine recently kicked off, said Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, the study's principal investigator and chair of biomedical research for UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute first in U.S. to enroll patient in stroke clinical trial
Results of the study are also intended to provide clinical evidence to support an application for FDA clearance.
Women In Wellness: Shlomit Schaal of UMass Memorial Health On The Three Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Help Support People’s Journey Towards Better Wellbeing
Above all, Dr. Shlomit Schaal considers her greatest strength to be her fierce curiosity; she finds beauty in grappling with scientific questions, learning the stories of her patients and approaching the mentorship of her students always with curiosity.
Epstein-Barr Virus: It Causes Mono and Maybe MS. Is a Vaccine Near?
A phase 1 clinical trial for the Moderna vaccine recently kicked off, said Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, the study's principal investigator and chair of biomedical research for UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass.
A Duble Threat: Mother/Daughter Nurses Joined Forces on Covid Frontlines
Mothers inspire daughters in untold ways, including choice of profession. However, that dynamic takes on special meaning when the profession is nursing during a pandemic – and when the mother and daughter work at the same organization.
The Boardroom Gap: Women still fight barriers to advancement, as their role in Central Mass. business leadership stagnates
“When you have an informal pipeline of sorts to professional development opportunities, it’s going to lead into disparities of who ultimately moves through,” said Desiree Murphy, senior labor and employee relations specialist at UMass Memorial Health.
Why the state should reject Mass General Brigham’s expansion plans (Guest Viewpoint)
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic could very well have spelled the end of the nonprofit human services agency that I run. Thrive has some of the largest residential programs in the state.