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On a Saturday afternoon at the Worcester Public Library’s main branch, the center of attention was a rubber prop meant to mimic a wounded human limb.

About a dozen people, women and men of all ages, watched as Stop The Bleed instructor Dominick Dunbar wrapped a tourniquet around the prop, demonstrating how to tighten the strap and explaining where to place one in the event of a real injury.

While consumers make a dash for doorbuster deals this Black Friday, David Filar will be running to raise funds for UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center’s Child Life program.Filar, who has lived in Worcester for the last nine years, is embarking on a four-day, 154-mile run across Massachusetts in an effort to raise $15,000 to purchase safe, developmental toys for young hospital patients during the holiday season.

Volunteer dermatologists from UMass Memorial Medical Center will be screening firefighters from 9 am to 1 pm at the Hahnemann Campus, located at 281 Lincoln Street in Worcester on November 16. 

As the use of artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent in health care, UMass Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room in Worcester last year quietly became the first level-one trauma center in the United States to implement KATE AI.

Now, after nearly 18 months, UMass Memorial has seen a significant increase in the accuracy of its initial assessment of the severity of patients’ conditions.

Worcester, Mass. - As holiday season approaches, health experts are once again warning of an expected rise in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases. Dr. Robert Klugman, internal medicine specialist for UMass Memorial Health, said people should consider getting up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, particularly if they're over the age of 65 or immunocompromised.

As the holiday season arrives, so too comes the season for respiratory illnesses. 

Indeed, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, doctors say they’re seeing an uptick in cases of RSV. 

Proposed regulations announced Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could force cities nationwide, including Worcester, to replace all lead pipes that carry drinking water…

“The majority of lead poisoning (in Worcester) is related to lead paint,” said Dr. Angela Beeler, division chief of general pediatrics at UMass Memorial Health.

Becker's is excited to honor 34 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs…

UMass Memorial Health's culture centers on innovation, with 120,000 staff ideas cultivated from 17,500 employees implemented over the past seven years. The system is an early adopter of technology like Epic EHR and of digital medicine approaches like Hospital at Home.

A new medical resident at UMass Memorial Medical Center has an interesting story to share with his patients.