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8.24.26 |  Med Shadow Foundation |  Human Interest

The Experimental Fertility Treatment Dividing IVF Physicians

In 2025, David Keefe, M.D., chief of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at UMass Memorial Health, and his former postdoctoral fellow, Lin Liu, Ph.D., published one of the first randomized clinical trials to examine rapamycin for age-related infertility in humans.

I say, ‘I don’t want you hurt, we don’t know enough about this, and you’re asking me [if] it’s okay if you do an experiment on yourself and your offspring?’ I strongly discourage my patients from doing this,” he says. My message is that a little skepticism goes a long way.

David Keefe, M.D. | Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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8.21.26 |  Becker's Hospital Review |  Awards/Recognition,  Human Interest,  In the Media

100 great hospitals in America | 2026

UMass Memorial Medical Center listed among Becker's Hospital Review's "100 great hospitals in America" list for 2026, highlighting "excellence to every encounter, for every patient, in every specialty, at every level of care, wielding an uncompromising commitment to safety and a culture of nonstop...

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8.6.26 |  Everyday Health |  Human Interest,  In the Media

Dos and Don’ts to Prevent Heartburn

Christopher Marshall, MD, the clinical chief of gastroenterology at UMass Memorial Medical Center, speaks with Everyday Health about what causes heartburn and how to prevent it.

Eating a low-fat, heart-healthy diet is going to benefit everyone in all aspects of your life. It’s going to help manage weight, which is a trigger for heartburn and reflux, but also help avoid fat as a trigger itself.

Christopher Marshall, MD | Clinical Chief of Gastroenterology, UMass Memorial Medical Center
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