Taking Fitness to the Beach - Walking on Sand
It’s widely known that walking is one of the best and easiest ways to add exercise to your life, but did you know that walking on sand can be easier on your body while giving you a better workout?
3 Lesser-Known Menopause Symptoms
Most of us are familiar with the primary symptoms of menopause — hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood changes and slowing metabolism. But there are other lesser-known menopause symptoms we may experience as our ovaries produce waning supplies of progesterone and estrogen, including insomnia, a metallic taste in your mouth, and body odor. Read on for tips on how to deal with them.
Reproductive Health Commitment
To: All UMass Memorial Health Caregivers
Elizaveta "Liz" Stecyk, RN, Manager of Surgical Services
It takes a special kind of caregiver to keep a busy surgical department running smoothly. Elizaveta “Liz” Stecyk, RN, is up for the challenge.
Brussels Sprouts with Mushroom Sauce
A perfect dressing for a perfect party vegetable. Brussels sprouts can be substituted with broccoli, turnips, kale or another favorite veggie. Serve over chicken or other protein, eat as a side dish, or try it as a healthy mid-afternoon snack.
Serves 4
Pamela Sheeran, RN, Nursing Professional Practice Specialist
In 2022, Pamela Sheeran, RN, celebrates 45 years in nursing – a career devoted to caring for her patients and supporting her colleagues at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus. She originally wanted to be a school teacher. But then fate, as it sometimes does, intervened. She remembers what happened as though it were yesterday.
Our Community Stories
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UMass Memorial Health was created to be many things, to serve many needs. At the core of our mission has been the charge to provide Central Massachusetts with outstanding medical care and to make that care available to all, regardless of ability to pay.
TikTok and Children
TikTok. The social media platform that’s all the rage with tweens, high schoolers and college kids. It can be fun and make you laugh. But it can also interfere with brain development and have a negative impact on mental health.
Q&A: Community Healthlink seeks behavioral health overhaul
In late May, CHL was chosen by the City of Worcester to develop a new model for 911 calls, where CHL crisis teams acc