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Health Care

  • Kennedy center launches Framingham optometry practice

    Emily Micucci January 21, 2015

    Vision care services are now available at the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) on Union Street in downtown Framingham, the health center announced Tuesday.

    Emily Micucci January 21, 2015
  • Briefing: Health care quality

    January 19, 2015

    The state's Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) recently released its inaugural report on the performance of the Massachusetts health care system between 2011 and 2013, with a focus on provider quality. Here's a summary of what the

    January 19, 2015
  • Doctors Express, physicians group reach deal on urgent care

    Emily Micucci January 13, 2015

    Doctors Express, an urgent-care franchise with locations in Central Massachusetts, will offer health care to patients of physicians who belong to the Central Massachusetts Independent Physicians Association (CMIPA) under a new partnership that both

    Emily Micucci January 13, 2015
  • AbbVie sees stronger-than-expected year

    January 12, 2015

    Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie, which has operations in Worcester, has boosted its earnings estimates for 2015 by 30 percent amid rising sales for its arthritis drug Humira and the launch of its treatment for hepatitis C, the company announced late

    January 12, 2015
  • Study: Doctors pounding too hard on tests for headaches

    State House News Service January 9, 2015

    The financial costs of treating Americans for headaches could be offset if physicians focused more on counseling about lifestyle changes and ordered fewer tests, according to a study released Thursday.

    State House News Service January 9, 2015
  • Reliant Medical CEO stepping down

    Sam Bonacci January 9, 2015

    The chief executive of Reliant Medical Group will step down at the end of February to pursue other opportunities, the Worcester-based organization announced Friday.

    Sam Bonacci January 9, 2015
  • $18M seized from NECC owners

    Emily Micucci January 7, 2015

    More than $18 million was seized from accounts connected to the owners of New England Compounding Center (NECC), the Framingham pharmacy linked to the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

    Emily Micucci January 7, 2015
  • Worcester physicians join Reliant

    January 6, 2015

    Reliant Medical Group has added another Worcester practice to its group, adding another 6,000 patients who will be served by the organization, Reliant announced Tuesday.

    January 6, 2015
  • Charting new courses and moving ahead

    Rick Saia December 29, 2014

    The year we're about to leave - for some, maybe forget - saw several noteworthy business-related events in Central Massachusetts, but here's our consensus selections for the top five stories of 2014. As a staff, we unanimously agreed on the top

    Rick Saia December 29, 2014
  • UMass Memorial in the black

    December 24, 2014

    UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) has posted a $29 million operating surplus for fiscal 2014, according to a report the Worcester-based health care system released this week.

    December 24, 2014
  • Grants support programs with integrated service models

    December 19, 2014

    Community Healthlink and UMass Memorial Health Care are among 10 organizations sharing $1.3 million in grants under a new program administered by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.

    December 19, 2014
  • From interior design to medical devices, local entrepreneur secures 4th patent

    Emily Micucci December 18, 2014

    A few years ago, Jennifer Davagian Ensign was a master seamstress, running a custom interior design business in Sudbury. Today, she's the CEO of a Concord-based medical device company that holds patents in the U.S. and abroad, with the latest patent

    Emily Micucci December 18, 2014
  • Worcester firm to lease technology to Canadian medical pot company

    Emily Micucci December 17, 2014

    Generex Biotechnology Corp. of Worcester, a developer of drug delivery technology, said it has entered into an agreement with Canadian medical marijuana development firm CannScience Innovations Inc. to license its drug delivery system for delivery

    Emily Micucci December 17, 2014
  • Feds accuse pharmacists of murder in NECC case

    State House News Service December 17, 2014

    Federal prosecutors have charged two former pharmacists with second-degree murder for allegedly allowing dirty conditions at a Framingham pharmacy that produced contaminated steroids that killed dozens of people around the country.

    State House News Service December 17, 2014
  • Health official: NICUs fall under nurse staffing law

    State House News Service December 11, 2014

    The head of an effort to implement the new nurse staffing law said Wednesday that the measure applies to neonatal intensive care units.

    State House News Service December 11, 2014
  • Milford Regional president to also become CEO

    Rick Saia December 11, 2014

    Edward J. Kelly, the president of Milford Regional Medical Center, will also become the CEO of the health care organization in 2016, Milford Regional announced Thursday.

    Rick Saia December 11, 2014

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