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UMass Memorial Health is now a step closer to offering emergency care to patients in the Nashoba Valley region. On Wednesday, crews placed the final structural beam for UMass Memorial Medical Center at Nashoba Valley.

Sherborn Library brought a warm feeling to a snowy day hosting the Caravan Puppets during their Winterfest event, Puppets with a Purpose. The Community Room became a crowded theater packed with kids and adults to enjoy a good old-fashioned puppet show and support a good cause with their donations.

The Patriots may have just gotten the extra fan support they need. This newest rookie class, hailing from the UMass Memorial Medical Center’s NICU, is gearing up for the Super Bowl.

Sepsis is a serious and fast-moving medical condition that can lead to death if not treated quickly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis each year, and over 350,000 of them die during hospitalization or shortly after leaving the hospital.

Everyone had a hole in their heart, but not the kind that describes despair. It was, quite literally, a hole. It’s called the foramen ovale, and it’s there in the womb. It's supposed to naturally close after birth, but for some it never does.

Blacksmith John Hayden fires up the forge, stokes the coals, and heats the rifle barrel of a disabled Remington Sportsman 58 shotgun until it glows the color of “Orange Crush.” Then he carefully transfers it to an anvil, puffs his cheeks out and smashes it with a hammer.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease — meaning the immune system doesn’t function properly and attacks a person’s own body by mistake — that affects multiple organs throughout the body.

Massachusetts health care systems are yet again preparing to pause their home hospital programs as the federal government barrels toward another shutdown.

Officials at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester are warning residents to take it easy shoveling snow after they saw a spike in shoveling-related heart attacks on Monday.

Cardiologist Youssef Rahban was alarmed during his shift on Monday at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, when ICU nurses saw an unexpected spike in heart attack patients.

A dramatic drop in temperatures has begun, with frigid weather continuing through Saturday before a foot of snow or more falls on much of New England Sunday.