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The Worcester institutions The College of the Holy Cross and UMass Memorial Health, are partnering this summer to offer hands-on experience to students at the Worcester college.

The Summit program’s inaugural cohort includes six Holy Cross students, according to a July 12 communications department story from the Liberal Arts school. Students are participating in an eight-week internship in pediatric medicine at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, where they will have the opportunity to shadow hospital rounds, work in medical labs, and analyze data for clinical research.

There are some things we all know we’re supposed to do to feel better: drink more water, take more walks, go on fewer tequila benders. Meditation is another — research has shown it to help with everything from anxiety and depression to better sleep, lower stress levels and chronic pain relief...

Scott Duessel has worked at UMass Memorial-Marlborough Hospital for nine years. He handles all aspects of sanitation, from waxing down floors and cleaning up spills to wiping windows and making every aspect of the hospital shine.

Community Healthlink in Worcester has received a slice of $519,457 of MassDevelopment funding announced Monday, in order to remake its cafeteria.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has tapped its chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, Justin Precourt, to serve as interim president.

A man who survived a plane crash in the MetroWest area of Massachusetts is on track to be discharged a week after it happened…

"Never mind that I shouldn't be alive, I shouldn't be able to walk," he said. "But thanks to (the hospital staff), I've got full mobility. I can wiggle my toes. I could dance if I tried. It's incredible."

Marlborough Hospital Thursday dedicated a new outpost aimed at providing literacy resources to the community.

For a third year, Vernon Hill American Legion Post 435 is doing what they can to help local kids battling cancer…

The ride passed local organizations supporting children and families facing childhood cancer, including UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Why Me & Sherry's House and Notre Dame Health Care Pedi Pals. The ride growing significantly from the second edition last year. Participants starting out at the Worcester Walmart before embarking on their ride. 

In the interim, hospitals have enacted their own COVID rules, and they vary greatly. UMass Memorial Health, the largest health system in Central Massachusetts, does not require COVID shots. In a statement, spokesperson Debora Spano said that the health system is following the new federal rules, which do not require the shots, but that UMass “strongly encourages our caregivers to get the vaccines.”