Health Care

Gov. Baker on Monday outlined a stay-at-home advisory and also ordered all non-essential businesses to close their physical operations to workers and customers, taking a step he has resisted for days as other states like New York have implemented similar measures.

UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester had 90 patients at one time awaiting coronavirus test results last week because screening results were so backlogged, according to a town hall-style online meeting with employees.

Dr. Andres Schanzer is an endovascular surgeon who was recruited to be the center’s first director and today is sought to teach doctors worldwide on how to perform the work.

When old age comes and aches and pains and other ailments pop up, seniors have a seemingly unending list of prescription drugs to turn to.

As demands on the healthcare system in Massachusetts rise and physician shortages become a more pressing problem, the state projects rapid growth in demand for health professionals.

A popular dieting trend today is less about calorie counting or carbs and less about what is being eaten. Rather, it is about when.

With cases popping up across the country and social media spreading some of the pandemic’s darkest rumors and conspiracies, it’s no surprise citizens are stocking up on hand sanitizer and hoarding face masks and toilet paper. But are these measures enough to ward off a community outbreak and stop future transmissions?

Worcester County coronavirus cases spiked by 54% in numbers released Sunday, hitting 37 — just a week after there were six.

Coronavirus cases continued to soar in new numbers reported Saturday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, with 24 cases in Worcester County and 525 statewide.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce on Friday joined the Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce in calling on businesses to donate needed medical supplies as healthcare agencies are fighting the coronavirus pandemic.