Click on the links below to learn more about recent UMass Memorial media coverage, including newspaper and other publications, television and radio features.
May 2012
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
November 2011
A Winning Visit from the Patriots
November 30, 2011; Read Boston.com
The Callie Crosby Show: Goods for Guns
November 29, 2011; Watch WGBH
Patriots Players Visit UMass Memorial, Bring Smiles to Children
November 29, 2011; Watch NECN
Patriot Players Hit Worcester Hospital and AstraZeneca Hope Lodge on ”Celebrate Volunteerism” Trail
November 29, 2011; Read Boston Herald
Dietician: Enjoy Yourself, but do it in Moderation
November 23, 2011; Watch NECN
Musical Family Sings Song of Joy with Donation:
Son Gives Mother Kidney, Gift of Life
November 21, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Smokers Try to Kick the Habit in the Annual Smokeout
November 18, 2011; Watch NECN
Doctors Sometimes Fail to Report Child Abuse
November 9, 2011; Read Boston.com
Medicine Enters A New Era
November 7, 2011; Read Worcester Business Journal
CMIO Viewpoint: Path to Professional Growth
November 2011; Read Healthcare Informatics
Quick-Thinking Nurse Saves Residents From CO Poisoning
November 3, 2011; Watch WCVB TV
Exercise Helps 'Reduce Risk' of Cancer
November 3, 2011; Watch NBC Nightlly News
Physical Activity Lowers Risk of Cancer
November 3, 2011; Watch NBC NIghtly News
Marlborough Hospital Names New President
November 2, 2011; Read MetroWest Daily News
October 2011
Walk-in Non-emergency Clinics on the Rise
October 30, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Heart Healthy Fare: Cooking Program Helps Educate Doctors
October 20, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Final Farewell Was Simple, Heartfelt, Real:
October 27, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Ministers of Healing Recognized for Their Work with the Sick
October 27, 2011; Read The Catholic Free Press
HPV Vaccine Recommended for Boys: Panel Says Cancer Protection Works
October 26, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
CDC Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys
October 25, 2011; Watch NBC Nightly News
Seeing Problems as Opportunities
October 24, 2011; Read Worcester Business Journal
It's Food Day! UMass Wants You to Think About Today's Meal in a New Light
October 24, 2011; Read Worcester Magazine
Got Mold? In Vacant Homes, Problem Can be Extensive
October 23, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Two Minutes With...Robert Quinlan
October 19, 2011; Read Worcester Magazine
Smart-Phone App Tracks Heart Rate
October 14, 2011; Read Technology Review: Published by MIT
Primary Care & Health Reform: As I See It
October 13, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
UMass Memorial Medical Center Facebook Page
October 9, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Breast Cancer Research Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain
October 7, 2011; Read MetroWest Daily News
Pancreatic Cancer Alliance on Steve Jobs' Death
October 6, 2011; Watch NECN
HIT Leaders to Watch
October 2011; Read Health Data Management
Understanding Autism
October 2011; Read Parents Magazine
New Answers for a Life-Altering Problem
September/October 2011; Read Hospital Newspaper
September 2011
High-risk Donors Livers Used with Greater Frequency in Transplantations
September 28, 2011; Read Medical Xpress
10,000 Walk at UMass Med to Fight Cancer
September 26, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Making strides in the annual UMass Medicine Cancer Walk
September 22, 2011; Watch NECN
New study Says Eating Apples Before Meals Helps with Weight Loss
September 14, 2011; Watch NECN
Sharp Increase: Allergy Surge Sends More EpiPens to Schools
September 14, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Let's Honor Real Heroes of 9-11 Attacks
September 11, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Clarify Duration of Bisphosphonate Use, FDA Panel Says
September 9, 2011; Read Medscape Medical News
Worcester Nurse Remembers Rescuing at Ground Zero
September 9, 2011; Watch NECN
9-11 Memories in Song
September 9, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Walkers Going the Distance to Help Charities This Fall
September 6, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
August 2001
UMass Memorial Health Center Honoring Patients with Diabetes
August 26, 2011; Watch NECN
Boylston Resident Honored by UMass Memorial: Polnerow Inspires Others with Diabetes
August 25, 2011; Read The Banner
Rescue from the Clouds
August 25, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
UMass Memorial Adds New Chopper: Hospital is One of Three Hospitals in MA with Flight Program
August 24, 2011; Watch NECN
Charity in the Corporate Consciousness
August 24, 2011; Read Worcester Magazine
Shrewsbury Youth is Honored by UMass Memorial Medical Center
August 22, 2011; Read Shrewsbury Patch
Contribution Shows Mettle of Boyfriend
August 21, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Shrewsbury Teen Featured at UMass in Diabetes Hall of Honor
August 15, 2011; Read TheDailyShrewsbury.com
No More 30-Hour Shifts For Young Doctors; Medical Errors Persist
August 8, 2011; Listen WBUR RadioBoston
The Phantom Menace of Sleep Deprived Doctors
August 5, 2011; Read The New York Times Magazine
Medical Mystery: UMass Doctors Race to Counter Rare Blood Disorder
August 3, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
The Great HIE Debate
Summer 2011; Read Insights Into Health Information Exchange
July 2011
Medical Center Physicians Nominated by Peers to U.S. News Top Doctors List
July 26, 2011; Read U.S.News & World Report
Worcester Stays Cool in Extreme Heat
July 21, 2011; Watch NECN
Searing Heat Prompts Calls for Caution
July 21, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Young Emotions Need Care When Tragedy Hits
July 20, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
UMass Memorial Receives Highest Designation for Stroke Care
July 19, 2011; Watch NECN
UMass Memorial, Milford Regional Named Top Hospitals In Region
July 19, 2011; Read Worcester Business Journal
Rating Upgraded
July 14, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Blood Supply Running Low: Precious Pints
July 14, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Diabetes Management Goes High-Tech
July 12, 2011; Watch NECN
Intensive Partnership: Harrington, UMass Memorial Team Up for 'eICU' Service
July 10, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Contestants Take Break from Rehearsals to Visit Children at UMass Memorial Medical Center
July 8, 2011; Watch NECN
Tips for Staying Hydrated and Choosing Sunscreen
July 6, 2011; Watch Worcester News Tonight
Central MA Has Nuclear Emergency Plans in Place
July 3, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
June 2011
First Time Around: Fathers Have Own Brand Of Intensive Care
June 20, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
UMass Emergency Drill Includes Disabled 'Victims'
June 17, 2011; Read Telegram and Gazette
Decontamination Drill at UMass Memorial
Jun 16, 2011; Watch NECN
Keeping Pace: Hospitals Offering MRI-Compatible Pacemakers
June 14, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Kids, Guns and Doctors' Rights
June 13, 2011; Read Boston Globe
Patterns: More People Praying About Health, Analysis Finds
June 3, 2011; Read New York Times
Patients' Emotional Health Plays an Important Role in Functional Results
June 2011; Read Orthopedics Today
May 2011
UMass Memorial Medical Center Using Innovative Procedure to Treat Abdominal Cancer Patients
May 27, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Three to Six Months in Space Lowers Blood Pressure
May 24, 2011; Read TheHeart.org
Late-Breaking Studies Report Advances In The Screening, Treatment And Understanding Of Hypertension
May 24, 2011; Read Medical News Today
The Campaign of His Life
May 19, 2011; Watch WCVB TV Chronicle
Remote Intensive Care Unit Helps Save Lives
May 18, 2011; Watch NECN
AED Equipment Expensive, but Could Save a Life
May 17, 2011; Watch CBS Early Show
UMass Memorial Study Finds Telemedicine Improved ICU Care
May 16, 2011; Read Boston.com
'Dollars for Docs' Lucrative
May 15, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Dr. Arthur Pappas Honored by Massachusetts Medical Society with Lifetime Achievement Award
May 13, 2011; Read The Daily Auburn
How Many Cancer Centers Is Too Many?
May 09, 2011; Read Worcester Business Journal
Cardiac Diagnosis Gets Boost from UMass
May 09, 2011; Read Boston Globe
April 2011
Physician Focus: Explaining Epilepsy
April 26, 2011; Read MetroWest Daily News
New Partnership Builds on Existing Work
April 25, 2011; Read MHA Monday Report
New Focus on Patient Safety at UMass Memorial
April 21, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Interim Leader Named for Marlborough Hospital
April 21, 2011; Read MetroWest Daily News
Interim Hospital President Reacts to Appointment
April 21, 2011; Read Marlborough Patch
Campaign to Reduce Medical Mistakes
April 20, 2011; Watch NECN
New Program Aimed At Making Hospitals More Safe
April 20, 2011; Watch WCVB
UMass Names Interim President For Marlborough Hospital
April 20, 2011; Read Worcester Business Journal
Patients With Diabetes Get Help From Technology
April 20, 2011; Watch Boston.com
Doctor Creates Diabetes Scorecard
April 19; Watch NECN
Joint Effort: UMass Medical School to Lead Effort to Establish Orthopedic Replacement Registry
April 17, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Leader Helped Marlborough Hospital, Community
Apr 07, 2011; Read MetroWest Daily News
Ashby Man Dies From Bacterial Meningitis at UMass Memorial
April 6, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Cardiology Data and EMRs: Waiting Was an Option
April 05, 2011; Read Cardiovascular Business
March 2011
The Rise of Lyme: Tick Born Disease Crawls into Worcester County
March 30, 2011; Read Worcester Magazine
Health Officials: Water Radiation No Need To Panic
March 28, 2011; Watch WCVB
Some Patients May Have "White Coat Hypertension" Instead
March 28, 2011; Read WebMD
Study Finds Kids and Moms Under-estimate their Weight
March 25, 2011; Watch NECN
Heart Attack and Back
March 24, 2011; Read Sentinel and Enterprise
The Heart of a Child
March 18, 2011; Watch WCVB
Program Lets Parents Read to Infants
March 17, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
ArioTech and UMass Memorial Medical Center to Deliver Telehealth Technology Reducing Heart Failure-Related Hospital Re-Admissions
March 11, 2011; Read PRWeb
Local Woman Donates Liver to Save Friend's Life
March 9, 2011; Watch WCVB
Swimming Downstream Now
March 7, 2011; Read Telegram and Gazette
A Friend for Life
March 6, 2011; Read Telegram and Gazette
Cheap, Prevalent and Powerful
March 2, 2011; Read Worcester Magazine
February 2011
Detecting Breast Cancer Genes
February 28, 2011; Watch WGBH
Tracking Infectious Diseases
February 24, 2011; Watch NECN
Local Docs Test 'One-Cut' Surgeries
February 21, 2011; Watch WCVB
Want Successful Knee Surgery? Consider Your Emotional State
February 18, 2011; Read Boston.com
Feels Like Early Spring
February 17, 2011; Watch NECN
Are energy drinks safe for kids?
February 14, 2011; Watch NECN
Norovirus Outbreak Suspected in Sutton
February 11, 2011; Watch NECN
A Different State of Mind
February 9, 2011; Read Worcester Magazine
January 2011
Weather Slows Blood Donations
January 31, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Nurse Becomes Rapper for UMass Memorial State of Mind
January 28, 2011; Watch NECN
PIP to Close: Worcester's Efforts Are Model for the Nation
January 23, 2011; Read Telegram & Gazette
Man Credits UMass Memorial for Saving His Life
January 14, 2011; Watch NECN
Neurosurgeon on Giffords' injuries
January 10, 2011; Watch NECN
EPA Designates January as National Radon Action Month
January 4, 2011; Watch NECN
The Callie Crossley Show: Goods for Guns
January 3, 2011; Listen to WGBH