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ReWalk exoskeletons to be covered under Medicare
November 2, 2023Marlborough’s ReWalk Robotics, a medical device company that manufactures a breakthrough exoskeleton for neurological injuries, will be included in Medicare coverage for 2024.
November 2, 2023
Dean College uses $600K grant to improve life science and health programs
November 1, 2023Dean College, a private college located in Franklin, is using a $600,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center in Waltham to fund new scientific equipment.
November 1, 2023
Fallon Health grants $200K for elder services, food security programs
October 31, 2023Fallon Health, a Worcester-based insurer and healthcare provider, has selected 15 nonprofits focused on food security and care of older adults as recipients of $200,000 in Community Impact Grants.
October 31, 2023
GWCF grants $2M to 148 nonprofits to help with operations, missions
October 31, 2023The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has awarded $2.1 million to local nonprofits as part of its community grants program. A total of 148 nonprofits serving the Greater Worcester community will share the funding, a majority of which is non
October 31, 2023
Central Massachusetts population, by the numbers
Updated: October 30, 2023Which communities are the largest? The fastest growing? Which have lost population?
Updated: October 30, 2023
Industry advocates seek to turn Central Mass. into a leader in bioindustrial engineering
Updated: October 30, 2023Key players in the Central Mass. life science ecosystem are taking on a new initiative to help launch Worcester to the forefront of bioindustrial manufacturing.
Updated: October 30, 2023
Charts: Industry GDP in Central Massachusetts and statewide
Updated: October 30, 2023A breakdown of the Massachusetts and Greater Worcester real GDP by industry.
Updated: October 30, 2023
UMass Chan researcher granted $600K for prison research
October 27, 2023A UMass Chan Medical School research initiative has received $600,000 in funding from National Institute of Justice to investigate the prison classification system through an equity lens.
October 27, 2023
UMass Memorial Health groups sue Boston hospital over $688K in delinquent payments
October 27, 2023UMass Memorial Medical Group and UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester have initiated a lawsuit against St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston, part of Steward Health Care System, for nonpayment of services.
October 27, 2023-
Report: UMass Chan generates $2.2B for Mass. economy
October 26, 2023The five-school University of Massachusetts system generated $8.3 billion for the Massachusetts economy in 2022, according to a Thursday report from the university.
October 26, 2023 
Mustang Bio receives FDA clearance for combined brain tumor treatment
October 26, 2023Mustang Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Worcester, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to enter into clinical trials for a drug to treat glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain
October 26, 2023
Cataldo Ambulance to expand operations, buys property on Worcester’s West Side
October 26, 2023Cataldo Ambulance Services, a business headquartered in Somerville, has purchased a 5,900-square foot building at 79 May St. in Worcester.
October 26, 2023
Boston Scientific study uses electronic medical records to study blood clots in lungs
October 25, 2023Boston Scientific, a Marlborough-based biomedical life sciences firm, is using electronic health records from 80 million U.S. patients to inform a new study into pulmonary embolism.
October 25, 2023
Saint Vincent Hospital brings back volunteer program
October 24, 2023Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester is relaunching its volunteer program, which has been closed since shortly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 24, 2023
MassHealth expecting steep increase in disenrollments this fall
October 23, 2023About 76,000 people have been removed from the MassHealth rolls since March, and officials continue to forecast the biggest impacts are around the corner as a massive reevaluation of eligibility ramps up this fall.
October 23, 2023
Veristat acquires New Jersey biometrics research company
October 23, 2023Southborough-based clinical research organization Veristat has acquired a New Jersey CRO, Instat Clinical Research, adding new abilities to transform data to its portfolio.
October 23, 2023
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