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Baker adds voice to hundreds at opioid hearing
April 3, 2015Hundreds turned out for the final public hearing before Gov. Charlie Baker's opioid abuse task force to share their stories of addiction and recovery as the administration plots a course forward to combat what Baker has called a "crisis" in
April 3, 2015Oxford Immunotec launches T cell test
April 1, 2015Oxford Immunotec of Marlborough has developed a laboratory test that measures a patient's immunity to cytomegalovirus (CMV), a herpes virus.
April 1, 2015
UMass-led database delivers new insight on joint replacements
April 1, 2015Joint replacement surgeries are among the most common medical procedures performed in the U.S., but historically, data that can track their effectiveness hasn't been widely available.
April 1, 2015Natick firm secures $9M in capital for new product
March 31, 2015Convergent Dental of Natick has secured $9 million in capital to help bring a dental laser product, Solea, to market.
March 31, 2015St. Vincent technicians seek to align with union
March 31, 2015St. Vincent Hospital is reviewing an application from a group of more than 200 technicians at the hospital to unionize.
March 31, 2015Report: Human services sector's growth felt in economy
March 26, 2015A new report says jobs in the Massachusetts human services sector grew almost 48 percent between 2003 and 2011.
March 26, 2015
Worcester-area health care workers join 'Fight for $15' at forum
March 25, 2015Who earns more money: a health care worker or a fast-food worker? It depends on where they work. Fast-food workers were famously victorious in Seattle when they got the city to adopt a $15-per-hour minimum wage, a gradual increase that begins this
March 25, 2015
New minimally invasive surgery program pays dividends for UMass Memorial
March 18, 2015Brian Burke, a 76-year-old Warren resident, is well acquainted with the toll major surgery takes on the body.
March 18, 2015Nurses' union slams proposed changes, job cuts at Clinton Hospital
March 13, 2015(Updated Friday at 6:15 p.m.) A plan to consolidate two patient-care units at Clinton Hospital is meeting with opposition from the union that represents its nurses.
March 13, 2015Commisioner plans review of state hospitals
March 12, 2015The Baker administration plans a "top-to-bottom" review of state hospitals seeking to make the facilities more efficient in providing care to as many people as possible, Public Health commissioner Monica Bharel told the News Service Wednesday.
March 12, 2015
Proposed cut a setback for Mass. chiropractors?
March 10, 2015In the last 30 years, chiropractors have been able to shed much of the skepticism that surrounded their discipline and enter the mainstream health care industry as providers who treat myriad conditions that cause chronic pain.
March 10, 2015AbbVie adds anti-cancer drug with acquisition
March 5, 2015Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie, which has operations in Worcester, will acquire Pharmacyclics, maker of the blood cancer treatment Imbruvica (ibrutinib).
March 5, 2015
11 area nursing homes stand out in national rankings
March 5, 2015Eleven nursing homes in Central Massachusetts received the top rating in U.S. News & World Report's annual list of best nursing homes.
March 5, 2015
For providers, data security is a never-ending battle
March 2, 2015Privacy has been an obligation of the medical profession dating back to the ancient Greeks and the Hippocratic Oath. However, safeguarding patient information has transformed alongside an industry that increasingly relies on technology.
March 2, 2015
Electronic health records systems are increasingly sophisticated, but still a work in progress
March 2, 2015Electronic health records have rolled out in force over the last several years. And, hundreds of companies offer software, and government has provided incentives and mandates for medical offices to modernize. Many patients are logging on to perform
March 2, 2015Sunovion announces new Phase 3 trial
February 25, 2015Sunovion Pharmaceuticals of Marlborough announced the start of a phase 3 clinical trial program for SUN-101, an inhalation solution being investigated for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
February 25, 2015
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