UMass Medical School

The University of Massachusetts system, which includes UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, is requiring all its students, faculty, and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster, according to a Tuesday press release from UMass.

A clinical trial for ALS research led by two UMass Chan Medical School doctors has shown significant progress in suppressing the most commonly mutated ALS gene, according to an announcement from the Angel Fund for ALS Research.

UMass Chan Medical School researcher Zaida Ramirez-Ortiz, an assistant professor of medicine, has received a 2021 Lupus Innovation Award from the Lupus Research Alliance, according to an announcement on the UMass Chan website Wednesday.

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are beginning phase II clinical trials of the Moderna COVID-19 booster shots in adults.

UMass Chan Medical School has begun construction on the foundation for its nine-story education and research building in Worcester, about five months behind its original schedule.

The healthcare system is in a moment of transition, according to panelists and speakers at WBJ’s annual Health Care Forum.

UMass Chan Medical School announced on Monday cancer biologist William Flavahan received a four-year, $600,000 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Sontag Foundation: Brain Cancer Research Foundation.

Grifols, a Barcelona-based healthcare company, announced on Tuesday it is opening a plasma donation center at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester.

Central Massachusetts vascular surgeons are pioneering new devices, procedures, and service models to prevent the future healthcare system from being overwhelmed.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester received funding from the UMass Cancer Center pilot project program to pursue five different cancer research projects, according to a Wednesday announcement.