Health Care

A proposed bill aimed at protecting hospital employees from surging rates of workplace violence is one step closer to being signed into law as it has passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Each of the five participating startups will receive milestone-based funding of up to $100,000, among other support.

As the use of GLP-1s, like Ozempic, has skyrocketed in the U.S., two researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have received a $2 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study lifestyle change of those taking the popular drug.

UMass Memorial Health patients are breathing a sigh of relief as the Worcester-based system has secured a...

The Massachusetts state auditor is calling into question UMass Memorial Health’s use of $6.2 million it received in COVID relief grants.

Six months after she assumed the role of interim CEO of the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine, Rachel Corus has dropped her interim tag, making her the Worcester hospital’s fourth permanent CEO in six years.

At WBJ, we wanted to showcase how veterans contribute to society beyond their time in the military, particularly in Central Massachusetts business.

All Massachusetts residents eligible so far this month for federal government food assistance have received their full...

Resident physicians have voted to ratify a new contract with UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, including a nearly 10% raise and thousands of dollars in mental health and education benefits.

Over the past five years, Massachusetts hospitals and health systems have added approximately 10,000 new jobs to...