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Insulet names new CEO, becomes sole woman-led Central Mass. public company
April 28, 2025Ashley McEvoy comes to Insulet having worked at the New Jersey-based healthcare company Johnson & Johnson from 1996 to 2023
April 28, 2025
Two Central Mass. manufacturers receive $350K from state to support tech upgrades
April 25, 2025Two manufacturing firms in Central Massachusetts have received a combined $350,000 in grants from the state to support investments in new technology.
April 25, 2025
Following opening of $220M tower, UMass Memorial ER wait times are dropping
April 24, 2025New data shows the opening of UMass Memorial Health’s $220-million acute-care facility North Pavilion in Worcester has contributed to increased emergency department capacity and record-high transfers from other hospitals.
April 24, 2025
Worcester Art Museum, Seven Hills collaborate on exhibit for artists with disabilities
April 21, 2025The gallery is free and open to the public from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays in WAM’s Higgins Education Wing.
April 21, 2025
Licensed to care: Mass. lawmakers are considering legislation to require licenses for non-medical home care
Updated: April 21, 2025Massachusetts is among a minority of states that does not require non-medical home care agencies or professionals to be licensed.
Updated: April 21, 2025-
Mounting costs: As rising health costs hit Hispanic communities hardest, Central Mass. leaders are addressing inequities through cultural competency
Updated: April 21, 2025While all races and ethnicities reported some degree of financial strain, the burdens were far from evenly distributed across the state’s population
Updated: April 21, 2025
Mass. health benefits agency running out of cash
April 18, 2025The state agency that oversees health insurance for 460,000 public employees, retirees and their dependents is on track to run out of money to pay claims on May 12, a full seven weeks before the end of the fiscal year.
April 18, 2025
Despite protests, 170 mental health case managers may still lose jobs
April 17, 2025About 170 state mental health case managers hoping their jobs might be saved found no relief in the spending plan released on Wednesday by the House budget committee.
April 17, 2025
Worcester State receives $1.24M from former Becker College
April 16, 2025Worcester State University will establish two nursing endowment funds and a study abroad program following a $1.24-million gift from assets of the city’s former Becker College.
April 16, 2025
Healey: NIH cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Chan stands to lose $80M
April 15, 2025Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is warning the effects of these cuts will be irretrievable, impacting residents, employees, and companies through all industry sectors.
April 15, 2025
Bill proposed to protect Mass. professionals from federal healthcare investigations
April 15, 2025Senate Democrats announced a bill Monday morning intended to shield reproductive and transgender care in Massachusetts from out-of-state threats, saying it was part of the response effort to the Trump administration.
April 15, 2025
New top federal prosecutor in Mass. says supervised injection sites are illegal
April 11, 2025Activists have been pushing state government for years to pass a bill authorizing overdose prevention centers and federal law has consistently been identified as the primary barrier.
April 11, 2025
UMass Memorial to buy Groton property for new Nashoba Valley emergency facility
April 10, 2025The new emergency facility will be located at 490 Main St. in Groton, according to a statement from UMass Memorial
April 10, 2025
Proposed bill aims to protect hospital workers as workplace assaults rise to one every 36 minutes, hospital chief said
April 10, 2025Health care workers are facing increasingly dangerous and violent situations in hospitals, the three health care organizations all testified. In the 16 years since a version of this bill was first introduced, incidents of assault on workers have
April 10, 2025
Autism advocates call for more support for young adults from state
April 9, 2025The Turning 22 program, which has its largest class to date and helps young adults move into adult services, features an increasing share of participants on the autism spectrum.
April 9, 2025
Mental health commissioner defends plan to lay off case managers
April 8, 2025As human service workers called for her removal Monday and held up posters decrying proposed budget cuts, Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle defended plans to lay off case managers in an effort to redirect resources to inpatient
April 8, 2025
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