UMass Medical School

Medical professionals – especially those who work in an intensive care unit or emergency room – are used to seeing heartbreaking cases of disease, tragic accidents or violence. Virtually nothing, though, has been like the coronavirus pandemic.

A UMass Medical School infectious disease expert said he expects multiple coronavirus vaccines to be available next summer, by which time enough doses will be available that even people who aren't at high risk for the virus will be vaccinated.

UMass Memorial Health Care is shifting into an emergency operations plan because of a critically high number of patients, and UMass Medical School is expanding testing and travel protocols as coronavirus pandemic numbers continue to rise, leaders at both entities said Tuesday.

UMass Medical School has received a major boost in federal and private research funding since the coronavirus pandemic began.

A new study led by a UMass Medical School student has found delirium is a frequent symptom among older adults who test positive for coronavirus.

UMass Medical School has hired a new vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, the Worcester school announced Friday.

A UMass Medical School researcher has obtained a $2-million grant to study how fat cells differ in people with and without type 2 diabetes.

People are on the move at UMass Medical School, Bay State Savings Bank, Greater Worcester Community Foundation and more.

A UMass Medical School professor and department chair, Dr. Robert Finberg, was among 17 people named to Massachusetts' new Vaccine Advisory Group, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Wednesday.

Older adults are at a greater risk of harm from the coronavirus pandemic, but a UMass Medical School-related study says more than half of COVID-19 trials exclude that key age demographic.