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Uxbridge Teen’s Heart Attack Reveals Common, Hidden Heart Condition
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.
UMass Memorial To Restart Hospital-at-Home Admissions as Shutdown Ends
UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., will begin accepting admissions to its hospital-at-home program Feb. 4 after pausing new admissions during a partial government shutdown, the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
Spike in Shoveling-Related Heart Attacks Prompts Warning From UMass Memorial Doctors
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.
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NICU Babies Show Some ‘Maye-Jor’ Spirit Ahead of Super Bowl 60
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.
Franklin Fire Now Trained for Life-Saving Sepsis Treatment
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.
Uxbridge Teen’s Heart Attack Reveals Common, Hidden Heart Condition
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.
Forging Guns Into Tools of Growth
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.
What Is Lupus? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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 Home Hospital Programs Face Another Shutdown
Massachusetts health care systems are yet again preparing to pause their home hospital programs as the federal government barrels toward another shutdown.
Spike in Shoveling-Related Heart Attacks Prompts Warning From UMass Memorial Doctors
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.
Shoveling Snow Can Create a ‘Perfect Storm’ to Trigger a Heart Attack, Doctor Warns
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.
Mass. Getting Ready for Dangerous Cold, Major Snowstorm
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.
How Accurate Is HBO’s Hit Drama ‘The Pitt?’ Local ER Doctors and Nurses Describe the Reality of Their Jobs.
Emergency room staff cut the clothes off an unresponsive homeless man, and several rats leap from his body onto the floor. Doctors examine a child who won’t wake up and discover he ate one of his father’s cannabis gummies.
Dr. Peter Smulowitz Discusses the Flu with MyFM
Kids, Parents, Grandparents; everyone is getting sick. What do we know (about this year's flu)? Listen to the interview to learn more.
The vaccine is still very effective against reducing severe disease, hospitalization and death...get your vaccine, and it's not too late for that.
Dr. Peter Smulowitz | Emergency Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Group
Health Insurers Face New Restrictions as Healey Moves to End Prior Authorizations, Long Hated by Many
Massachusetts health insurers will face new restrictions around the much-maligned practice of prior authorizations, eliminating the red tape around how patients access some drugs and services, Governor Maura Healey said Wednesday.
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