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Worcester Police Officer and Local Boy Drown in Accident, and in Braintree 2 Police Shot, K-9 Killed—Worcester Police Officer and Local Boy Drown in…

Person of Interest Named in Molly Bish Case By Worcester County DA—Person of Interest Named in Molly Bish Case…

Bravehearts Escape Nashua With a Win, 9th Inning Controversy—Bravehearts Escape Nashua With a Win, 9th Inning…

Worcester Regional Research Bureau Announces Recipients of 2021 Awards—Worcester Regional Research Bureau Announces Recipients of 2021…

16 Year Old Shot, Worcester Police Detectives Investigating Shooting at Crompton Park—16 Year Old Shot, Worcester Police Detectives Investigating…

Feds Charge Former MA Pizzeria Owner With PPP Fraud - Allegedly Used Loan to Purchase Alpaca Farm—Feds Charge Former MA Pizzeria Owner With PPP…

Facebook’s independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the—Trump's Facebook Suspension Upheld

Patriots’ Kraft Buys Hamptons Beach House for $43 Million, According to Reports—Patriots’ Kraft Buys Hamptons Beach House for $43…

Clark Alum Donates $6M to Support Arts and Music Initiatives—Clark Alum Donates $6M to Support Arts and…

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

 
 

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. 

 
 

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?

Symptoms of PMS can be mildly irritating or severe and disruptive. If they're the latter, they may be something more serious. Photo: Ben Hussman/flickr.

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

New England is at increased risk for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, according to the region's state health officers. Don't let down your guard.

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

New research links waist circumference in men 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

It's a summer favorite, but could iced tea increase your risk of developing kidney stones?

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?

While Massachusetts can be proud of being the #48 most obese state nationwide, local experts think that too many adults in MA are still obese. Photo: tobyotter/flickr.

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...

slides: Complete Rankings of Worcester Nursing Homes

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Seventeen nursing homes in Worcester were rated for key quality measures. GoLocalWorcester breaks down the ranking for health inspections, nursing inspections, quality measurers and RN...

The Chart: Nursing Homes in Worcester

GoLocalWorcester News Team

See the chart that has all the rankings for each of the measures for the 17 nursing homes in Worcester. GoLocalWorcester gives complete breakdown to the...

Mass. Medical Society Releases Annual Access to Care Study

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Worcester County patients looking for a new doctor have to wait between 18 and 52 days to be seen, according to the Massachusetts Medical Society.

What you need to know about ADHD

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

GoLocalWorcester spoke with Dr. JoAnn Carson, MD, professor at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, who evaluates young children with developmental delays and behavioral...

NEW:  Mass. First to Create Statewide Health Information Database

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

Massachusetts is the first state in the nation to begin creating a statewide health information exchange, thanks to a $16.9 million federal grant. When completed, providers,...

Coaches Can Help Weight Loss—New Research

New research at the Miriam Hospital shows the real benefit of

GoLocalWorcester Health Team

With the Olympics in full swing, coaches are in the spotlight almost as much as their athletes. And new research from The Miriam Hospital&rsquo...

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