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The word is out in the medical community that quieter hospital environments offer significant benefits to inpatients.

Prior authorizations cost UMass Memorial Health up to $250 million annually, said President and CEO Dr. Eric Dickson. That might be an underestimate, he said.

Mitch Grosky, a member of the Selectboard and School Committee in Athol, will undergo a kidney transplant on Tuesday, with a former student from his teaching days in Harvard acting as the donor.

Massachusetts health care, often praised for its excellence, is experiencing systemic strain. Our primary care infrastructure is falling woefully short, with many people unable to access a provider.

Kortney and Maribeth joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share more about their story for this installment of “Why I Run.” What follows is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. 

A mother and daughter from Hudson who faced kidney failure and donation shared their inspiring story at a ceremony earlier this week.

UMass Memorial Health today announced a $50,000 gift from Avidia Bank to support the expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Marlborough Campus.

Okami Medical announced that it enrolled the first patient in the ALPHA Registry evaluating its LOBO vascular occlusion system. The company designed LOBO (low-profile braided occluder) to provide controlled mechanical occlusion of peripheral vessels. 

A hospital campus in Marlborough has received another donation for its updated emergency room. UMass Memorial Health received a $50,000 gift from Avidia Bank Charitable Foundation to support the expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Medical Center's Marlborough...

For the first time in nearly two decades, the state’s only public medical school will have a new chancellor. Dr. David McManus, chair of the Department of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health, will lead UMass Chan beginning this summer, the Worcester school announced Tuesday afternoon.

A new group of WooSox fans has come into the world in the Worcester area. They’re small, but mighty. And, they’re wearing WooSox onesies.