Media Coverage - UMass Memorial in the News

Farewell Celebration for John O'Brien

March 28, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Baby Born In Worcester Apartment
March 25, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

How To Fight The Winter Blues
March 6, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Cancer Care Grows In Central Mass
March 4,2013; Read Worcester Business Journal

February 2013

Departing UMass Head O’Brien To Teach At Clark
February 20, 2013; Read Worcester Business Journal

UMass Memorial CEO to Teach
February 20, 2013; Read Telegram & Gazette

Twins Still Popular After All These Years
February 17, 2013; Read Telegram & Gazette

The Blizzard’s Biggest Killer — And How To Prevent It Next Time
February 15, 2013; Read Cognoscenti on WBUR

Health Watch: Ski Safety
February 14, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Snow Removal Safety
February 12, 2013; Watch Worcester Tonight

Worcester Baby Arrives With Storm
February 10, 2013; Read Telegram & Gazette

Mass. National Guard, EMT Deliver Baby in Storm
February 9. 2013; Watch WHDH

National Guard, Local EMTs Help Deliver Blizzard Babies
February 9, 2013; Watch CBS Boston

Pats’ Gregory Brings Smiles to UMass Children’s Center
February 8, 2013; Read The Boston Globe

Patriots Today - Gregory Brightens the Day
February 7, 2013; Watch Patriots Today

Health Watch: Heart Valve Disease
February 7, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

UMass Memorial Health Care Names New Chief Executive
February 6, 2013; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Memorial Health Care Names New CEO
February 6, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Memories of the Blizzard of ’78
February 6, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

January 2013

Health Watch: Winter Skin Care
January 31, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Mom Walks in UMass Medicine Cancer Walk for her Son
January 29, 2013; Read Northborough Patch

UMass Memorial Team Puts Spotlight on Disorder
January 13, 2013; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: HPV
January 10, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop
January 7, 2013; Watch NBC Nightly News

Health Watch: Quitting Smoking
January 3, 2013; Watch Worcester News Tonight

December 2012

Health Watch: Weight Loss
December 27, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Time for Parents to Warn Teens About Drinking and Driving
December 21, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Newtown Tragedy and Kids
December 20, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Officials Aim to Have Healthiest City in NE
December 19, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

What Causes a Pinched Nerve and How is it Treated?

December 17, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

State Shuts Down UMass Pharmacy Supplier

December 14, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Program Connects Med Students With Patients
December 14, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

Health Watch: Flu Prevention
December 13, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

12-12-12 an Occasion for Happiness
December 13, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Hospitals' Edict to Workers: Flu Shot or Mask
December 13, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Two Baby Girls are Born in Massachusetts on 12/12/12
December 12, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

UMass Gingerbread Houses
December 12, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Two Massachusetts Babies Born at Exactly 12:12
December 12, 2012; Watch WCVB

Compassionate Care is Rooted in Respect for Patients

December 10, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

Sitting For Too Long Can Cause Health Problems
December 9, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Holiday Season Eating Tips
December 6, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

November 2012

Health Watch: C-Sections
November 29, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Health Watch: Holiday With Diabetes
November 22, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

5 Things: Diabetes Awareness
November 12, 2012; Read Northborough Patch

Health Watch: Blood Donor Center
November 8, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Blood Shortage 
November 7, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Hospitals Look to Lower Readmission Rates
November 5, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

Health Watch: Breast Cancer Q&A
November 1, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Talking Politics: Shaping Young Minds
November 2012; Read Baystate Parent Magazine

October 2012

‘Lean’ Approach to Health Care
October 28, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Memorial Team Tackles Difficult Disorders
October 28, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Breast Center Receives Accreditation
October 26, 2012; Read Shrewsbury Patch

A Mother’s Friend
October 18, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Hospitals Ditch Formula Samples to Promote Breast-Feeding
October 15, 2012; Read The New York Times

EMTs Learn to Defend Themselves
October 12, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Flu Shot Part 2
October 11, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Chef Set for March of Dimes Event
October 11, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Study Looks at Joint Replacement Surgery
October 7, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Flu Shots
October 4, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

September 2012

Life Flight Marks 30 Years Saving Lives
September 30, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Daylong Heart Screening Aims at Safeguarding Students at Auburn High
September 30, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Auburn Students Look Out For Heart Health
September 30, 2012; Read The Auburn Daily Voice

Preventing Tragedy: Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Athletes
September 28. 2012; Watch Fox 25 News

Health Watch: 30 Years of LifeFlight 
September 27, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Diabetes Event Stresses Diagnosis, Education
September 23, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Studies Expand on Soda's Role in Growing Obesity
September 21, 2012; Read Los Angeles Times

UMass Memorial Celebrates 30th Anniversary
September 20, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Health Watch: Emergency Preparedness
September 20, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

UMass Dr. Messina on Vascular Risks Associated With Flying
September 18, 2012; Read Worcester Magazine

Dr. Louis Messina & Dr. Andres Schanzer - Vascular Disease
September 14, 2012; Hear Boomer and The Babe

Health Watch: Atrial Fibrillation
September 13, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Son Donates Kidney to Save Father's Life
September 10, 2012; Read Athol Daily News

Hospitals Embrace Robotic Surgical System
September 9, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

What You Need to Know About Blood Clots
September 7, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

UMass Memorial Medical Center, Medical School Create Neurosurgery Department
September 5, 2012; Read Becker’s Hospital Review

Student Athletes and Concussions 
September 4, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

August 2012

Health Watch: Heart Arrhythmia 
August 30, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Back to School 2012: What You Need to Know About Immunizations
August 29, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes From Millbury and Shrewsbury
August 23, 2012; Read The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Health Watch: Vitamins
August 23, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Bay State Health Care, Take Two: Industry Players See Risks, Opportunity In New Law
August 20, 2012; Read Worcester Business Journal

Iced Tea Linked to Kidney Stones- UMass Memorial Dr. Weighs In
August 17, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Watch: Organic vs. Regular Vegetables
August 16, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

23 Weeks, 5 Days
Summer 2012; Read Holy Cross Magazine

Shift Work Tough on the Heart and Mind
August 8, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

What You Need to Know About ADHD
August 7, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Watch: Heart Myths
August 2, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

July 2012

Genetic Tests Could Explain Why Some Children and Teens Die Unexpectedly
July 2012; Read Washington Post

Why Have Teen Pregnancy Rates Dropped?
July 31, 2012; Read Slate Magazine

The Biggest Blood Supply Risk: Tainted Platelets
July 30, 2012; Read The Wall Street Journal

NICView Webcams Bring Neonatals Up Close For Families
July 27, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Water Hydration
July 26, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

The 10 Coolest People in Worcester: Part 1
July 25, 2012 Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Living with Diabetes 
July 24, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight 

Lily’s Pad Cyclists Tackle Pan-Mass 
July 22, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Local Doctor Weighs in on Alarming Whooping Cough Numbers
July 21, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

UMass Memorial Medical Center Receives 3-star Rankings
July 19, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Bike Safety 
July 19, 2012; Watch Worcester New Tonight

The Best Hospitals in Central MA
July 18, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Cost Bill May Not Attack Key Problem
July 15, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

Business Briefs: Facebook Page Wins Award 
July 15, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Arthritis: The Experts Weigh In
July 2012; Read EverydayHealth.com

John Monfredo: Combining Health and Literacy Essential for Our Children
July 14, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Watch: Joint Replacement Surgery
July 12, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

All Massachusetts Maternity Hospitals Now Ban Infant Formula Gift Bags
July 12, 2012; Read The Daily Dose

Putting the Public Back into Public Health
July 11, 2012; Read Worcester Magazine

Mobile Dental and Health Clinic
July 11, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Worcester Aims to be Healthiest City in New England
July 11, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

New Mobile Care Center to Serve Worcester
July 11, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Skin Cancer Awareness
July 10, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Massachusetts Primary Care Practices Focus of Consumer Reports Ratings
July 10, 2012; Read AAFP News Now

Wheels To Water program kicks off in Worcester
July 9, 2012; Watch NECN

UMass Memorial Awarded For Facebook Page
July 9, 2012; Read Worcester Business Journal

Health Watch: Burn Safety 
July 5, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

UMass Memorial Cardiac Program Earns Highest Ranking
July 2, 2012; Read Worcester Business Journal 

Some Runners Prefer (very) Long Distances

July 1, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

June 2012

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - a Silent Killer
June 30, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

UMass Helps Women Prepare for Surgery
June 30, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Don’t Celebrate Yet
June 28, 2012; Read Slate Magazine

Health Watch: Swimming Safely
June 28, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Mercy, Mercy Me
June 27, 2012; Read Worcester Magazine

Prescription Medication Abuse Concern for Doctors
June 27, 2012; Watch WCVB TV

What You Need to Know About Helmet Safety
June 26, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Massachusetts Health Care Reform Enters New Phase
June 25, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette 

Health Watch: Teen Driving Safety
June 23, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Auburn Opens Cooling Centers for Heat Wave
June 20, 2012; Watch The Auburn Daily Voice

Worcester Named a Hot Spot for Real Estate
June 19, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Drug to Combat Overdose Debated
June 17, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Kids in the Hospital
June 14, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

NEW: Half of Adults Not Receiving Preventive Care
June 14, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Texting and Driving 
June 11, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Health Watch: High Blood Pressure
June 7, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

How to Keep Your Teen Safe From the Sun
June 7, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

CPR Awareness Week
June 6, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Healthy Community Initiative
June 5, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight 

Worcester Launches New Health Initiative
June 4, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

New Phone App Tracks Heart Rate
June 3, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Clinical Drug Trials Challenging, Rewarding

June 3, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

May 2012

Health Watch: X-Ray Concerns
May 31, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight 

Tips for Preventing and Dealing with Concussions
May 30, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Schools Keeping Watch on Diabetic Kids
May 29, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Web-based Program Helps MA Middle School Students Manage Diabetes
May 29, 2012; Watch NECN

Trash To Cash
May 29, 2012; Read Worcester Business Journal 

InformationWeek Healthcare CIO 25
May 2012; Read Information Week Magazine 

Safe Grilling
May 28, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Dealing with Arthritis: Do You Need Joint Replacement?
May 26, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com 

Safety Tips on Heat Stroke Awareness Day
May 25, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com 

How to be Prepared for a Medical Emergency
May 25, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Death Rates for People with Diabetes Drops
May 22, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com 

New Fetal DNA Test Detects Down Syndrome
May 20, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Memorial Head Sees New Era in Health Care
May 20, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Doctor-Patient Communication Gets Technical
May 20, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

A New Approach to Controlling Your Blood Pressure
May 18, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Calorie Counting: Burger Versus Burrito
May 17, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Watch: Stroke Prevention
May 17, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

UMass Helps Families Coping with Diabetes
May 12, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Watch: Skin Protection
May 10, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Barbara Quintiliani’s Most Serious Challenge Yet
May 6, 2012; Read The Boston Globe

Dr. Michael Hirsh Sees His Multitasking Ways a ‘Plus’
May 6, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Health Watch: Pregnancy Exercise
May 3, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Children With Broken Hearts
May 3, 2012; Read Parents Magazine

Doctors Debate Recommended Age for Mammogram Screening
May 2, 2012; Watch NECN

Patriots Players Visit UMass Children’s Center
May 2, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Patriots Players Visit UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
May 2, 2012; Read Worcester Telegram & Gazette

New England Patriots players Visit UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center 
May 1, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight 

Studies May Offer Clarity For Women on Mammograms
May 1, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

April 2012

Concerns Over STD Spike in Massachusetts
April 30, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Music is Now a Lifeline for Ailing Opera Singer
April 29, 2012; Read The Boston Globe 

Treating the Elderly is This Doc's Specialty
April 26, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

For Sight's Sake
April 22, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Marc Restuccia, MD, Discusses Prescription Drug Drop Off
April 20, 2012; Watch NECN

Health Watch: MyPlate Nutrition 
April 19, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight 

Karen Marhefka, Associate CIO, UMass Memorial Health Care, Chapter 1
April 19, 2012; Read HealthsystemCIO.com

Warm Weather Tips
April 16, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Massachusetts Leads Nation with Lowest Rate of Accidental Deaths in Children
April 16, 2012; Read Daily Dose

Worcester Area Health Care Institutions Invest in Cancer Care
April 15, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Busy Tick Season for UMass Memorial Doctors
April 15, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Are TV and Video Games Making Kids Fat? 
April 13, 2012; Read Slate Magazine

Acting Director of Health Named
April 12, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Spring Allergies: Early and Extreme
April 12, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Health Watch: Sports Injuries
April 12; Watch Worcester News Tonight

FaceTime M.D.: How Consumer Tech Can Deliver Care That's Better, Faster And Cheaper
April 12, 2012; Read Forbes Magazine

UMass Memorial Doctor Fills in as Worcester’s Health Commissioner
April 11, 2012; Read GoLocalWorcester.com

Brendan's Buddies
April 10, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

Health Watch: Allergy Season
April 5, 2012; Watch Worcester News Tonight

45 Medical Tests Deemed 'Unnecessary' by 9 Medical Groups
April 4,2012; Watch NECN

March 2012

New Nutrition Guidelines
March 29; Watch NECN

New Cardiac Catheterization Procedure is all in the Wrist
March 23, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Memorial Health Care CEO Stepping Down
March 14, 2012; Watch NECN  

Team Approach Slashes Central-Line Infections
March 2012; Read Anesthesiology News

February 2012

Concerns Over Toxic Metals In Food Rise
February 29, 2012; Watch WCVB TV

Local Mother Discusses Undergoing Chemotherapy While Pregnant
February 25, 2012; Watch FOX 25 News

Screening Children for High Cholesterol Levels
February 23, 2012; Listen MPR News

Dr. Ennis Discusses Women and Heart Attack Survival Rates
February 22, 2012; Watch NECN

Personalized Medicine Reaches Endocrinologists
February 22, 2012; Read Information Week

Nearly Half of HIMSS Attendees May Have This Chronic Disease
February 21, 2012; Read Allscripts Blog 

Lifetime of Making a Difference
February 19, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette 

Area Hospital Execs Join Medical Wireless Coalition
February 17,2012; Read Worcester Business Journal

Maria Stephanos Sits Down with Cellucci
February 15, 2012; Watch FOX 25 News

Email Used to Keep Patients in the Loop
February 13, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Screening Children for Cholesterol
February 13, 2012; Read New York Times

MDs Go For MBAs To Learn Business Of Medicine
February 10, 2012; Read Investors Business Daily

Don't Squander Your EHR Investment
February 10, 2012; Read Information Week

4 ways to create engaging physician profiles
February 9, 2012; Read Health Care Communications News  

Two of a Kind: Twins on Rise in Mass
February 7, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette 

Dealing With the Pats Loss
February 6, 2012; Watch NECN

January 2012

The Secret of American Health Care
January 31, 2012; Read Slate

Worcester Workers Among Happiest
January 21, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Business Briefs: Clinical Study Begins for Cancer Vaccine
January 15, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Neighborhood Cancer Care
Janury 15, 2012;  Read Boston Globe

Grant For UMass ER Program
January 9, 2012; Read Worcester Business Journal 

Webcam Comfort: UMass Service Helps Track Neonatal Care
January 8, 20121; Read Telegram & Gazette

Bar-Code Scanning Can Fix 'Black Hole' of OR Drug Safety
January 2012; Read Anesthesology News

Teens Sick For Medicine
January 3, 2012; Read Sentinel and Enterprise

New Year's Baby
January 2, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

A Healthy New Year
January 1, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

Donations in Honor of Davies
January 2, 2012; Read Telegram & Gazette

December 2011

Pioneering Telenovelas Have Diabetes Lessons
December 31, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

How to Make Your New Year's Resolution Stick
December 28, 2011; Watch NECN

No One-Size-Fits-All in Grief Counseling
December 27, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette 

A Wedding in a Cancer Ward
December 23, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

UMass Collaborates With CVS MinuteClinics
December 22, 2011; Read Worcester Business Journal 

Ailing Dad Shares a Dream
December 19, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

Doctor: 'Organ Donation is Ultimate Act of Charity'
December 19, 2011; Watch NECN

Winter Munchies: Do We Eat More In Colder Months?
December 19, 2011; Listen NPR

Backpacks Help Foster Children Make Transition
December 19, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

Cellucci Joins Fight: $10M Goal for ALS Research at UMass
December 18, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

Anti-Cancer Vaccines Emerging
December 18, 2011; Read The Boston Globe

One Woman’s Efforts Help Others who are in Need
December 18, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

Bartering, Sharing, Creativity in Dealing with Drug Shortages
December 18, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

At-home Robots Monitor Kids After Surgery
December 13, 2011; Read ABC News

Parents Keep Watch on Newborns with Hospital Webcams
December 12, 2011; Read CNN Health

Worcester Gun Buyback Program Nets 115 Weapons
December 12, 2011; Read Boston Herald

UMass Paramedics Play a Critical Role
December 10. 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

ASH: Dr. Andrew Evens Discusses His Research on Treating Lymphoma During Pregnancy
December 7, 2011; Read Cancer Network

No Bedside Empathy in Email News
December 6, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

Cancer Pavilion in the Works
December 4, 2011; Read Boston Globe

Hospitals Crossing the Digital Divide: UMass Memorial Moving Ahead with E-record System
December 4, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette

Patriots Brighten Days of Courageous Children With Trip to UMass Children's Medical Center
December 3, 2011; Watch NESN

Gun Buy Back Program Sees Success in Worcester
December 2, 2011; Watch NECN

Wegmans Backs Police Gun Buyback
December 2, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette