Learning About Making an Asthma Action Plan for Your Child’s School
An asthma action plan for school lists all the information that the school staff needs to help manage your child's asthma. It includes how to give your child asthma care and what to do for flare-ups. One of the goals of this plan is to support your...
Learning About a Carter Arm Block or Pillow
A Carter arm block or pillow is a block of foam with cutouts for resting the arm in an elevated position after surgeries, fractures, and injuries to the arm, wrist, and hand. Learn more about why and how it's used.
Learning About Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Implant for Sleep Apnea
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) means using an implanted device to stimulate the nerve under your tongue (hypoglossal nerve) while you sleep. HNS can help people with obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of sleep apnea. When you have...
Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn
Dr. Errol Mortimer, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, estimated "close to a...
Hahnemann Campus Construction and Traffic Updates
Road work on Rockport Road, between Duxbury Street and Brittan Lane, is expected to impact UMass Memorial Medical Center – Hahnemann Campus and the adjacent open-air parking lot in the coming months.
Phase 3: Beginning Tuesday, September 29 (Weather Permitting)
Contractors are scheduled to pour sidewalks on Tuesday, September 29 starting at 7 am. Concrete trucks will be entering and exiting the area starting around 9 am. While normal parking lot operations are expected to continue, caregivers, patients and visitors should anticipate increased construction activity and traffic throughout the day...
At-Home and In-Person Cardiac Rehab: Strengthening Hearts