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CVS & Walgreens Have Wasted Nearly 130,000 Vaccine Doses, According to Report

GoLocalWorcester News Team

A study published Monday by Kaiser Health News (KHN) says that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] recorded 182,874 wasted vaccine doses as of late March, three months into United States' effort to vaccinate people against the coronavirus.

UMass Doctor: Health Hazards for Holiday Flyers

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

The busy holiday travel season is underway, and with that comes a warning about the potential dangers of blood clots in the legs.

NEW: Fallon Total Care Names Mary C. Ritter First President

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Newly formed integrated health care organization Fallon Total Care announced today that it has named Mary C. Ritter its first President.

NEW:Question 3 Passes for Medical Marijuana

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Massachusetts voters have approved Question 3, a ballot initiative that removes state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients.

Worcester MD a Finalist for Compassionate Caregiver Award

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

One UMass Memorial doctor has been named a finalist for the Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award.

slides: Massachusetts’ Top 10 Killers

Tracey Minkin, GoLocalWorcester Features Editor

What diseases and related causes kill the most Massachusetts residents every year? And what can you do to make sure you stay away from these...

NEW: Gov. Patrick Launches Website to Help Citizens Understand New Healthcare Bill

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

The Patrick administration today launched a new website designed to help consumers and stakeholders better understand and cope with the content and consequences of the...

NEW: Walden Behavioral Care Expands Worcester Clinic

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Walden Behavioral Care, LLC of Waltham, one of the country’s leading hospitals for treating eating disorders, announced today that it has more than...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Silent Killer

Dr. Louis Messina, Vascular Surgeon at UMass Memorial

Doctors call it a “silent killer,”as most people don’t know they have it until it’s often too late....

NEW: UMass Medical School Finds New Partner for Biomedical Innovation

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has joined the Biopontis Alliance in an effort to put its academic biomedical discoveries to clinical use.

NEW: Mass Medical Society Takes Stance on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Medical Marijuana

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

The Massachusetts Medical Society officially declared its opposition to the November ballot questions on physician-assisted suicide and medical marijuana today.

Is It PMS… Or Something Worse?

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Most women have endured the irritability, mood swings, cramps and bloating of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). For some, these symptoms are generally mild, reasonably tolerable...

What You Need to Know About Clogged Arteries

Dr. Louis Messina, Vascular Surgeon at UMass Memorial

September is Vascular Disease Awareness Month. Each week, Dr. Louis Messina will be focusing on a form of vascular disease.

New England States At Increased Risk for West Nile + EEE

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Summer may be fading in the rearview mirror, but Central Mass (and all of New England) is still at increased risk for West Nile virus...

What you need to know about blood clots

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Often, you hear about a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) when a famous person has a clot in the leg that breaks free and enters into...

BACK TO SCHOOL 2012: What you need to know about immunizations

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Part of the back to school process is making sure that kids are healthy and that their immunizations are up to date. GoLocalWorcester talked...

slides: BACK TO SCHOOL 2012: 11 Easy Ways to Make Lunches Healthier

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

With today’s jam-packed schedules for kids, it is essential to pack healthy lunches for your child. GoLocalProv asked Joy Feldman, nutritional consultant and...

What You Need to Know About Backpack Safety

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Now that it’s back to school time, you’re probably hitting the stores in search of all the goods, gear, clothes and...

Men’s Waist Size Linked to Sexual Dysfunction

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

As a man's waistline grows, so can his experience with sexual dysfunction and frequent urination, according to new research from New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill...

Iced Tea Linked to Kidney Stones- UMass Memorial Dr. Weighs In

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

This is the peak season for drinking iced tea, but a Loyola University Medical Center urologist is warning the popular drink can contribute...

New CDC Report—How Obese Is MA?

Meia Geddes, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

There was good news in the latest report on obesity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Massachusetts had the third lowest prevalence...