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As everyone knows by now, opioid drugs are part of a huge crisis in Central Massachusetts and across the country. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health estimates that more than 1,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the state last year, a 33-percent increase from 2012.

Two groups of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have each received $1 million in grant money raised during last summer's viral Ice Bucket Challenge campaign, funds that will support ALS research projects that the school's chancellor on Wednesday called "pivotal work."

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has been awarded a contract to provide a system that manages online training programs for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the medical school announced.

Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company Enumeral Biomedical Holdings has announced a research study agreement with the University of Massachusetts Medical School to aid the company in developing new cancer therapies.

Central Massachusetts, especially Worcester, is home to a number of nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations. Last year, more than 30 percent of all land in the city was tax exempt.

A University of Massachusetts Medical School study measuring the usefulness of Google Glass in emergency room toxicology consults is adding to speculation that the wearable device may be a good fit for the health care industry.

The Clinical Pharmacy Services division of UMass Medical School will partner with a major contracting and service organization to provide guidance on the company's clinical software platform for specialty pharmacists, the medical school announced Tuesday.

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The company that manages property for UMass Memorial Medical Center has agreed to pay a portion of a $45,413 penalty for alleged asbestos removal violations, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday.